ND Hiring Freeze and austerity measures
Replies to: ND Hiring Freeze and austerity measures
Why? Just raise tuition.
Just kidding...sort of.
The gravy train can't go on forever. But, top schools will survive.
A local small university is eliminating majors which don't result in jobs. Very smart.
Higher ed is the enemy of all fascists
He will be attacking universities - just like Orban, just like Putin, just like Mussolini - the whole time, and his uneducated masses will cheer, because higher ed is their enemy too.
Yes, when professors were leading students in chants for intifada, that was a proud moment.
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You have a problem with Free Speech?...Thanks to Academia, you can express yourself without fear of
reprisal (so long as you don't incite violence or harm to others). Moreover, Academia provides a forum for the debate and discussion of disparate ideas, with the goal of Intelligently arriving at "The Truth", or at least an understanding and acceptance of "Common Ground".
Is calling for intifada "inciting violence and harm to others"?
What is an Intifada? The Arabic word “Intifada” translates to “uprising” or “shaking off.” It has been used to describe periods of intense Palestinian protest against Israel, mainly in the form of violent terrorism
"How Universities Cracked Down on Pro-Palestinian Activism"
...from the attached NYT article...btw, you might want to at least try to "Test" your assumptions before posting...the Internet is a great source for that...if you know where to look.
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Colleges and universities have tightened rules around protests, locked campus gates and handed down stricter punishments after the disruptions of pro-Palestinian demonstrations and encampments last spring.
The efforts seem to be working.
Universities have seen just under 950 protest events this semester so far, compared to 3,000 last semester, according to a log at the Nonviolent Action Lab at Harvard University’s Ash Center. About 50 people have been arrested so far this school year at protests on higher education campuses, according to numbers gathered by The New York Times, compared to over 3,000 last semester.
When students have protested this fall, administrators have often enforced — to the letter — new rules created in response to last spring’s unrest. The moves have created scenes that would have been hard to imagine previously, particularly at universities that once celebrated their history of student activism.
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Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/us/university-crackdowns-protests-israel-hamas-war.html
Shouldn't zero be the goal?
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Are you familiar with the term ‘Entropy’?
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Yes, deeply, I think about entropy all the time.
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Good point on the hypocrisy. They would be applauding it as free speech if it was supporting the neo
Nazi party in Germany.
Unfortunately, academia is a source of communism.
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Fortunately, the Founders of our Democracy valued Academia, which helps explain why the USA
recognized the threat of Communism.
Link: https://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/academics/research/policy-review/2008v1/educating-citizens.htm
Currently higher ed is the enemy of higher thought. Do you push your politics on your students?
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This is what dumb people all over the country think
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Especially Pelican fans.
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What would you do if you had to leave Academia? Could you survive?
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I’d be back on the circuit, riding motocross
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Get your motor runnin’…sell your Pel tix…
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How about cutting medical research grants to the University of Pittsburgh?
Pitt was #3 in the nation in 2023 in federal monies for medical research. Top of the leaderboard every year.
Tons of hardworking and talented folks play a key role in delivering world class medical care in Pittsburgh’s vast medical center.
Do you think Trump would have carried Pennsylvania if the voters knew how many job cuts were coming to Pittsburgh?
Link: https://www.axios.com/local/pittsburgh/2025/03/05/nih-cuts-pittsburgh-economy-impact
Cut everything until the budget is balanced. Everything.
Then, require a two thirds majority to borrow for anything. Anything.
It's a pipe dream, I know. But don't pretend that we have this money laying around, just waiting to be spent. We have to go into ever greater debt every year. At some point, we will have to stop spending because the government will collapse due to debt...where will your compassion be then?
You have 2 options:
1) Fuck you, next generation. We stole from you. No more money for research for you. Deal with it. Oh, and good luck defending the nation. That anarchy (or authoritarianism) you are experiencing, because we destroyed the Republic with debt? Just deal with it.
2) Or, we could do medical research, and other federal spending, in a sustainable way, for all generations.
Which one do you choose?
Bill Clinton showed how Democrats successfully achieve what you're asking for...i.e. have Congress
and ALL affected parties join together and find common ground with the goal of achieving fiscally responsible PROGRESS that benefits ALL citizens. Right now we have Trump serving Plutocrats only, while driving us deeper into debt...and chaos. The facts are all around you...Open Your Eyes.
You misspelled Newt Gingrich, but the point stands: You would cut no programs at all.
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You fail to acknowledge documented facts…again.
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So you now agree that Congress should make budget and spending decisions? Not DOGE?
Make your pitch through elected representatives.
If they agree with your proposal, then OK by me. At least the decision making is made by those accountable to the voters as our Constitution requires.
We know Dems aren't serious about any particular spending, b/c they love all spending.
Get serious about protecting future generations.
Your opinion...not backed up by evidence...
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Idiotic interruption. Unrelated to my question. Start another thread if you like.
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Lovely.
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The question was directed to 94. Your hijack doesn’t answer my question.
Your bravado is childish. It’s his question to answer, not yours.
You are covering for his lack of response.
Makes sense. Hopefully Jenks’ Build and Gild phase is over.
Crossroads was a vain and pretentious attempt to
“cement” Jenks’ legacy (pun intended).