Eric Kaufmann says in his X bio that he's a professor of politics from Vancouver, so we don't know how much skin he has in the game when it comes to the American election. He's worried, though, that universities aren't prepared for what's coming under a Republican administration.
US universities are unprepared for a Republican administration that will tax their endowments, cut DEI, defund grievance studies, investigate them for civil rights breaches, cut loan forgiveness, cut NEH funding, break accreditation if it includes DEI...https://t.co/KppUDplKkv
— Eric Kaufmann (@epkaufm) March 7, 2024
Steven Brint writes in the Chronicle of Higher Education:
What if Donald Trump is re-elected as president? As unpleasant as it may be to contemplate, it’s an increasingly likely possibility that would be a disaster for higher education. Trump leads Biden, according to recent polling. And yet the sector’s response, so far, has been to sleepwalk into the election. It’s time for us to wake up.
For well over a year now, a small army of think-tankers, consultants, congressional aides, and campaign staffers have been at work crafting higher-education policies in anticipation of a Trump restoration. These efforts, if enacted into law, would radically change higher education in this country. Even more worrisome, Republican politicians have recently shown their skill at calling attention to campus problems that resonate strongly with the public.
Republicans are pouncing on "campus problems."
Tax endowments, cut DEI, defund grievance studies … we're already voting for Trump — you don't have to sell us on him.
Sounds good
— Lyon (@overthelimiting) March 7, 2024
It’s going to be glorious. 🏆
— Marwood (@Marwood_PostLib) March 7, 2024
Fingers crossed.
— TheDorchesterReview (@DorchesterRev) March 7, 2024
Sounds like a good start.
— $8 Bartemy (@BartemyS) March 7, 2024
Hopefully this and more happens.
Desperately needed.
I wasn’t planning on voting for Trump, however your positive arguments for him are compelling. I may have to contribute to his campaign. Thank you.
— 460 Fairlane (@boarhogb24) March 7, 2024
Good. Can’t happen soon enough.
— R (@FightOn4USC) March 7, 2024
The grift is coming to an end.
Yes, long long overdue reforms incoming.
— Stephen Jamison (@JamisonStephen) March 7, 2024
In other words, culling systemic racism from the education system.
— Pointed Commentary (@RoyCalbeck) March 7, 2024
You're only reinforcing my desire to vote for him.
Stop making Trump’s second term sound so AWESOME!
— 🇺🇸MostlyPeacefulFloridaMan🇺🇸 (@ChrisFontana7) March 7, 2024
I'm not seeing a problem.
— JP - DMs will be ignored and deleted. (@jporacing) March 7, 2024
And that’s just the start of cleaning up the absolute toxicity of academia.
— SRO (@Six5four) March 7, 2024
Yes and it's going to be awesome. Hopefully it will get universities back to their original mission of educating students rather than indoctrinating them.
— Country Bumpkin (@bumpkin45) March 7, 2024
Im not even American and I wanna vote for the guy now. This is an amazing campaign ad in the making
— Il Danese Selvaggio (@DaneseSelvaggio) March 7, 2024
What's sad is this opinion piece is the consensus among people who read the Chronicle of Higher Education. That just goes to show just how deep the rot is.
Florida's already cut loose the DEI staff — we're just waiting for other states to follow.
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