We need to talk more about universities and overcompliance with political pressure
I've been in some really distressing meetings lately that I can't say much about publicly right now, so instead I'll just share some articles about fascism, free speech, and universities. From Jason Stanley in 2018: www.chronicle.com/article/fasc...
Higher education has historically been a bulwark against authoritarianism — or its pawn. What’ll it be this time?
It's donors.
Yep. Terrified, most university leaders fold like cards.
. @timothysnyder.bsky.social’s very first rule for fighting against tyranny: don’t obey in advance.
YouTube video by Timothy Snyder
The German universities I’m familiar with mostly worked with the Nazis when they were in power.
Most university administrators will turn their own mother in if the fascists just gently suggest.