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    In related US News: Trump intervention at Columbia alarms defenders of academic freedom.

    Federal officials told the university it must immediately place its Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under “academic receivership for a minimum of five years.” The demand was among several described as conditions for receiving federal funding, including $400 million already pulled over allegations of antisemitism

    https://mastodon.cloud/@raymondpert/114166294394033184

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    5. Does your organization encourage free speech and encourage open debate and free sharing of information? [yes/no]

    1. If yes, please explain

    Yeah, right: “please explain so that we can curtail your free speech if it clashes with ours”

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      Those who don’t respond favourably must pin a yellow patch on their chest.

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      But then lose the funding. Which might be seen as fair except that the funding was arranged before Trump so withdrawing it is tantamount to vandalism.

      Besides, most of the funding is probably for apolitical projects. Apolitical projects cannot respond “not relevant” because only yes/no is offered. So indeed they are asking everyone to to affirm fascist Trumpism.

      I know it is hard on a phone to read the actual questionnaire but it is worth having at least a quick look at it. Truly outrageous.