DrBanneker
Space is the Place
Not trying to make this about the Israel/Palestine conflict or their domestic lobbies but it doesn't look good when two of the wealthiest universities in America, whose endowments should be fukk you money, have caved to Trump and Pro-Israel interests about the personnel and content of their Middle Eastern Studies Departments. Regardless of what they were saying as far as anti-semitism etc., Columbia is basically putting theirs under 'outside supervision' and Harvard just fired the leaders for its center. Any time we call out the race realists etc. in academia they howl about free expression etc.
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I can't help but feel the Black/African-American Studies departments are next for 'anti-American' or 'racist' content. Conservative ideologues have been railing against Black studies and professors for years (I remember Dinesh D'Souza in the 90s losing his mind over this). They already showed weakness and the sharks smell blood.
The late, great Chancellor Williams in his seminal work The Destruction of Black Civilization prophetically stated as much. Quoting a White university administrator in the 1970s (p. 319)
It took a lot longer but we may be here?

Columbia University's head steps down after concessions made in feud with Trump over funds
Board of Trustees Co-Chair Claire Shipman was appointed acting president with immediate effect, while the board searches for a new president.

I can't help but feel the Black/African-American Studies departments are next for 'anti-American' or 'racist' content. Conservative ideologues have been railing against Black studies and professors for years (I remember Dinesh D'Souza in the 90s losing his mind over this). They already showed weakness and the sharks smell blood.
The late, great Chancellor Williams in his seminal work The Destruction of Black Civilization prophetically stated as much. Quoting a White university administrator in the 1970s (p. 319)
We are not disturbed by their demands for Black Studies, for these, of course will be gradually phased out as their emotions cool
It took a lot longer but we may be here?