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An excellent op-ed by #ArneDuncan and #DavidPressman: "Universities are sending #Trump a dangerous message."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/09/colleges-universities-trump-administration-political-interference/
(#paywalled)"By conditioning federal research grants on ideological conformity — and threatening investigations, funding freezes and intrusive oversight — the Trump administration has turned money meant to cure disease and advance knowledge into political ransom. Yet with only a handful of notable exceptions, the academy’s leadership has responded with timidity, silence or preemptive concession."
They offer five important recommendations for institutions with courage.
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #DefendResearch #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
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Hungary seeks to ban Pride and amend constitution to recognize only male and female genders https://www.byteseu.com/839165/ #budapest #DavidPressman #DonaldTrump #Gender #GergelyGulyas #Homophobia #Hungary #JoeBiden #politicians #Politics #pride #RobertPalladino #transphobia #ViktorOrban #World