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Higher Ed Under Attack

JL;DR SUMMARY Columbia University's compliance with Trump administration demands highlights the challenges facing academic freedom and the teaching of Israel-Palestine in the U.S. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Israel Palestine ConflictTrump AdministrationAcademic FreedomFree SpeechIntellectual DiversityHigher EducationStudent ProtestsColumbia UniversityIhra DefinitionReceivership

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"As listeners are probably aware by now, last week, Columbia capitulated to Trump's extensive demands on the university in hopes of recovering $400 million in government grants that were revoked by the Trump administration."
New Jersey, United States
"They're really relieved that the case is going to be heard in New Jersey and not Louisiana."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"the advancement of Columbia's Tel Aviv Center."
Damascus, Syria
"He grew up in a refugee camp outside of Damascus."
Beirut, Lebanon
"He fled on his own in about 2011 to Beirut without his family."
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