100+ university presidents sign letter denouncing Trump

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5:07a, 4/22/25
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/21/us-university-presidents-trump-administration

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More than 100 presidents of US colleges and universities have signed a statement denouncing the Trump administration's "unprecedented government overreach and political interference" with higher education the strongest sign yet that US educational institutions are forming a unified front against the government's extraordinary attack on their independence.




It has long been known you take Uncle Sam's dollar, you dance to his tune. They were fine taking it with Dems in charge. Buckle up buttercups.

Here's the letter and signatories:

https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement

Not seeing A&M or tu on there.

The left cannot kill the Spirit of Charlie Kirk.
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In reply to techno-ag • 5:10a, 4/22/25
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They are about to FAFO.
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5:12a, 4/22/25
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Trump needs to find a way to eliminate government backed loans. Independence my ass. Universities leach off the government and in return they churn out indoctrinated morons.
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5:18a, 4/22/25
Awful lot of private schools….let them fend for themselves.
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In reply to techno-ag • 5:22a, 4/22/25
If university presidents are upset with Trump, that means he's doing his job.
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In reply to ts5641 • 5:23a, 4/22/25
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The left cannot kill the Spirit of Charlie Kirk.
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5:29a, 4/22/25
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They deserve your tax dollars to conduct increasingly poor quality of research while they indoctrinate the youth politically
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5:29a, 4/22/25
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John Hopkins was the number one university voice during the pandemic - and constructed Covid rehearsal and reactive plans for all of us. They were the institution of "science" behind the witchery.
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5:46a, 4/22/25
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The list of signees are pretty much exactly who you would have expected. For the most part, East Coast, West Coast, Ivy League, small liberal colleges, and a whole bunch of who-is-that type schools. SEC, SEC, SEC!
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6:07a, 4/22/25
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They probably had the signatures collected on Nov 8 and have just been waiting to fill in the body of the email.

If these universities are selling a product that is in demand, why do they need government subsidies? Won't the private sector pay for their climate research and queer theory graduate degrees based on the profit potential alone? Are they angry because they can't get access to unlimited amounts of fetal tissue for their labs?
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6:10a, 4/22/25
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Of course they don't like Trump reducing the amount of money they get from Uncle Sam. No surprise there.
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6:14a, 4/22/25
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Wow. So people do enjoy free money.
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6:15a, 4/22/25
They say that Trump takes away their independence, while they take away independent thinking and encourage group think and of course their way of thinking.
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In reply to techno-ag • 6:47a, 4/22/25
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techno-ag said:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/21/us-university-presidents-trump-administration

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More than 100 presidents of US colleges and universities have signed a statement denouncing the Trump administration's "unprecedented government overreach and political interference" with higher education the strongest sign yet that US educational institutions are forming a unified front against the government's extraordinary attack on their independence.

Harvard and all these other universities should be celebrating their independence from the government.
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6:52a, 4/22/25
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I'm sure there's more than 100 university president's who need to be shown the door
No, I don't care what CNN or Miss NOW said this time
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6:56a, 4/22/25
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You know you're over the target when you start seeing flak.

I hope this letter to Tump is like saying sic'em to a guard dog.
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6:56a, 4/22/25
Don't see any SEC championships in there so I'm not too worried about what they have to say.
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In reply to techno-ag • 7:08a, 4/22/25
OH NO!!
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7:11a, 4/22/25
Pinochet--EXACTLY!!!!!
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7:18a, 4/22/25
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An attack on their "independence" lol.

Why does the news report the exact opposite of the truth?

It's an attack on their dependence.
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In reply to techno-ag • 7:24a, 4/22/25
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techno-ag said:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/21/us-university-presidents-trump-administration

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More than 100 presidents of US colleges and universities have signed a statement denouncing the Trump administration's "unprecedented government overreach and political interference" with higher education the strongest sign yet that US educational institutions are forming a unified front against the government's extraordinary attack on their independence.




It has long been known you take Uncle Sam's dollar, you dance to his tune. They were fine taking it with Dems in charge. Buckle up buttercups.

Here's the letter and signatories:

https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement

Not seeing A&M or tu on there.

That was really nice of those guys to send Trump a list of 100 universities to immediately end funding to...
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In reply to GreasenUSA • 7:27a, 4/22/25
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It's an attack on their dependence.

Exactly.
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In reply to whoop1995 • 7:37a, 4/22/25
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whoop1995 said:
John Hopkins was the number one university voice during the pandemic - and constructed Covid rehearsal and reactive plans for all of us. They were the institution of "science" behind the witchery.


I believe they were/are also the one running the massive child abuse scheme via gender surgeries for minors. But maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
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In reply to GreasenUSA • 7:41a, 4/22/25
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GreasenUSA said:
An attack on their "independence" lol.

Why does the news report the exact opposite of the truth?

It's an attack on their dependence.

If they want to be truly independent they need to stop taking federal funding.
The left cannot kill the Spirit of Charlie Kirk.
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In reply to Aggieland Proud • 8:20a, 4/22/25
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The list of signees are pretty much exactly who you would have expected. For the most part, East Coast, West Coast, Ivy League, small liberal colleges, and a whole bunch of who-is-that type schools. SEC, SEC, SEC!


There is one SEC school on the list.
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In reply to Aggieland Proud • 8:23a, 4/22/25
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Aggieland Proud said:
The list of signees are pretty much exactly who you would have expected. For the most part, East Coast, West Coast, Ivy League, small liberal colleges, and a whole bunch of who-is-that type schools. SEC, SEC, SEC!


So the good schools?
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8:30a, 4/22/25
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I'd bet Trump relishes this.
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educational institutions are forming a unified front against the government's extraordinary attack on their independence
LMAO. How much more independent can you get that have zero government funding? Seems Trump is pushing for them to have MORE independence.
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In reply to jeremiahjt • 8:32a, 4/22/25
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jeremiahjt said:
Aggieland Proud said:
The list of signees are pretty much exactly who you would have expected. For the most part, East Coast, West Coast, Ivy League, small liberal colleges, and a whole bunch of who-is-that type schools. SEC, SEC, SEC!


There is one SEC school on the list.
Which school is that?

Because in my 2 or 3 perusings of the list, I didn't see one.


As an aside, it was nice to see that none of the 3 schools I've attended were on the list...
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In reply to Ag with kids • 8:35a, 4/22/25
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My first guess would be Vanderbilt.
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In reply to Ag with kids • 8:36a, 4/22/25
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jeremiahjt said:
Aggieland Proud said:
The list of signees are pretty much exactly who you would have expected. For the most part, East Coast, West Coast, Ivy League, small liberal colleges, and a whole bunch of who-is-that type schools. SEC, SEC, SEC!


There is one SEC school on the list.
Which school is that?

Because in my 2 or 3 perusings of the list, I didn't see one.
Same, don't see one either.

Most look to be private schools, probably almost al liberal arts colleges.
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The smart schools have already passed policies saying they will refrain from making political statements.
The left cannot kill the Spirit of Charlie Kirk.
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