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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

After a lengthy & detailed discussion of the Court of the Tangerine Tyrant's political attack on Columbia University, @adamtooze makes an interesting argument about the next major problem for the university sector in the USA; the likely attrition against China, which will then cause significant issues for a sector dependent on both Chinese Students & funding for China related academic undertakings.

There may be (more) trouble ahead

adamtooze.substack.com/p/chart

Chartbook · Chartbook 365 Defend Columbia. But from what? A globalized University caught in the crosshairs of polycrisis.By Adam Tooze

@ChrisMayLA6 We knew it'd be a rough four years at least, didn't know how rough if this is where we are a mere three months into it.

@ChrisMayLA6 @adamtooze I see some of the high profile and excellent Professors are moving to Universities in Canada, and probably other countries Universities also. Overall it’s going to the America’s loss - loss of income, loss of research, loss of intellectual minds.
Also, I see DeSantis in Florida is moving a bill to have children [teens] working weeknights - [so they will be clearly fresh and capable of going to school during the day].

@ChrisMayLA6 @adamtooze Does the Tangerine Tyrant actually know the meaning of great? Or perhaps MAGA actually does stand for Make America Grate Again! 😉