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Columbia U. kowtowing to Trump & announcing mass suspensions, expulsions, and degree revocations the same day it received a letter from the administration in order to keep funding. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

For all its often noted defects and problems, the American university—and mine, Columbia, in particular—is still one of the few remaining places in the United States where reflection and study can take place in an almost-utopian fashion.

This is what Edward Said wrote in the 70's. Aged like milk

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