This alum says do it. Fight back. Do not surrender to Trump’s war on academia and academic freedom. This is autocracy. Leading institutions must stand up to it. Lead the way. Those that yield grease the path to authoritarianism.
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That's just the 'reason du jour.' The real reason is that fascist dictator wannabees don't like educated masses who might outsmart them. It's a tried and true playbook.
I think at the end of the day, when all this is over with, it will be remembered who fought back and who surrendered. The real long-term economic pain will be felt then.
Emailed her (or whichever assistant counts letters) as an alum and parent/dsughter/granddaughter, and active Jew. We should ask make sure she heard our encouragement
The conflict always involves principle versus money. Most of the time, money wins. Life is permeated with economic pressures that test our idealism when we have to choose between the two. It's rare when an institution with large government funding at stake will forego the money. Good for Brown Univ.
JD said during the campaign that it was a good idea to take over the major universities because they sit on valuable property in the best and most beautiful places that could be used for, say, tony housing development. Oh, and who needs those stinking overeducated university created liberals anyway!
The resolution recently passed by the Rutgers University Faculty Senate proposing a "mutual defense compact" across the Big Ten Academic Alliance, would be an excellent model for the Ivy League to follow: https://www.commondreams.org/news/rutgers-protests
I don’t see how any rational person, even those who are clear-eyed about what’s going on in Gaza, can hold Jewish people responsible for Trump’s convenient use of antisemitism as a means of shutting down the First Amendment on college campuses.
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Trump is off balance and it’s time to fully engage.
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