Purge in Black Studies coming? Columbia and Harvard cave over Middle Eastern studies

[At30wecashout]

All folks had to do was vote. We have to see what this country ends up looking like in a years time for people to understand we crossed the fukking rubicon.

As an organization If a significant amount of your funding or contracts come from the federal government you really have no choice but to bend the knee

This is absolutely true. A lot of people don't understand how much the Federal government contributes to public good. When the funding dries up, a lot of things that are no profit-driven are going to flat out disappear. There are states having fires and other natural disasters that may not see a dime of help. Businesses and institutions who take in government dollars will find giant fukking holes in them soon, leading to more job losses. At this point, folks should be less shocked at the capitulation. It's pretty obvious now that even cash-flush places can't afford to play chicken with the fukking federal government. We collectively punted good governance and have to see the effects of that shyt.

 

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Its disturbing how almost every institution is bending the knee. Colleges, corporations and law firms.

maybe it was all about money and public opinion, rather than principle after all.

that's obvious if you see how "liberated lefty" american companies have for decades fallen in with racist behavior when operating overseas.

i don't see american companies insisting on fair opportunities when operating in germany, eastern europe, etc.

white mike points this out in his seminal ted talk.

(pespi ad on the front of a bus that made black people sit in the back!)

All we have is ourselves.

not even that (collective)

 

[DrBanneker]

I don't recognize this country anymore

Nah, I do. It's just a face you wouldn't recognize if you aren't a serious student of history.

 

[DrBanneker]

Doc Ban,

We are here. Eventually he will try to alter Black Studies Depts. at HBCUs . In North Carolina, magas in state legislature are using Trump momentum to remove DEI depts and course requirements for public colleges.
Black History and Studies depts will be next.
Certain that those plans are in the works in every state that has Historically Black colleges.

Trump attacked the top endowment schools in multiple ways. Fact that they conceded shows that a majority of their dozens of billionaire/millionaire alumni/donors agree with the direction that Trump is taking.

Probably.

The only thing about HBCUs is that they have an advantage of a Black student body and culture that will either massively resist/protest those moves or move it underground in a way that facilitates teaching without being overt.

Also, and this may surprise people, the ethnic/gender studies departments at most HBCUs aren't that big and are often folded into the general history department. Most don't have Black studies majors like PWIS. 90% of the ethnic/gender studies specific majors come from only two schools---Spelman and Howard.

These White schools will likely see their Black Studies purged with minimal peep since their Black numbers are already getting reduced due to SCOTUS.