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How to dig your own grave, as a "resistance" group of #universities:

»The signatories come from large state schools, small liberal arts #colleges and Ivy League institutions, including the presidents of #Harvard, #Princeton and #Brown.

In the statement, the university presidents, as well as the leaders of several scholarly societies say they speak with “one voice” and call for “constructive engagement” with the #administration.

“We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight,” they write. “However, we must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, and work on our campuses.”«

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a

The Guardian · Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administrationBy Alice Speri

They were quick to identify that Trump’s campaign didn’t really seem to be about fighting antisemitism @ all, but rather about using that fight as a justification for govt overreach. Roth, a historian & the pres. of #Wesleyan told The New Yorker, “Anti-antisemitism can be appropriated by any political movement. They can use that as a vehicle for persecuting researchers & institutions that are not aligned w/the ideology of the person in charge.”

forward.com/opinion/712714/jew

#Harvard
#MIT
#Princeton

The Forward · What Jewish university presidents say: Trump is exploiting campus antisemitism, not fighting itJewish presidents are actively defining what antisemitism actually is in the face of the Trump administration’s weaponization of the term