The administration gets bolder each time a strong institution bends the knee.
We saw it in media: The LA Times pulls an endorsement. ABC offers a $15m settlement. The WaPo kills op-eds.
Now, higher education: WSJ reports that Columbia is caving. Minutes later, White House puts $175m hit on Penn.
We saw it in media: The LA Times pulls an endorsement. ABC offers a $15m settlement. The WaPo kills op-eds.
Now, higher education: WSJ reports that Columbia is caving. Minutes later, White House puts $175m hit on Penn.
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Both are long-time residents with green cards. Neither has a record for anything - except major publications.
We're getting weaker by the day.
I have met senior professors and I truly think this is possible
Somebody must stand up. At present, they are all waiting to see which way the other guy jumps. The institution that stands up will take a hit, temporarily, because Trump and Musk are nothing if not vindictive. But that institution will win in the courts, and make others brave.
Current students - withdraw. Potential applicants - don't.
Nobody there has ideals.
Everyone else? Ideals and morals and ethics are just beliefs and they're ACADEMICS, don't you see? They can't be shown to BELIEVE in anything. It would sully the prestige.