War on Universities, Lawyers & Expertise

  • Thread starter Thread starter nycfan
  • Start date Start date
  • Replies: 825
  • Views: 26K
  • Politics 
donbosco said:
GqN--MUXMAApW89?format=jpg.jpg



GqN--MQXAAAjA1c?format=jpg.jpg



GqN--MPX0AAKo-u?format=jpg.jpg
Click to expand...
Imagine, even 15 or 20 years ago a cabinet secretary (backed by the POTUS) sending a letter like this to one of our top universities. The resentment and bile just flow from that letter like a river. This has nothing - nada - to do with the spurious claims of "ugly racism" and "hate speech" and other bullshit excuses. This is an assault on modern universities for being racially and culturally diverse (and for promoting diversity) and for being mostly liberal politically.

At any rate, McMahon (the former CEO of a professional wrestling organization) is doing nothing but trolling the libs yet again, as do so many of Trump's appointees this time around. I'm sure this will be challenged in the courts and Trump 2.0 will likely lose. But it's still just disgusting and angering to see an attack on diversity being disguised under the guise of fighting "racism" and "hate".
 
ZenMode said:
This is the way this is being portrayed on the right....

In order to receive federal money, you can't be in violation of the Civil Rights Act. If a university was as complicit in allowing anti-black sentiment as Harvard has been in anti-Jew sentiment, it seems likely that opinions would be different.

Nobody is saying Harvard, or any other private university, can't allow any speech they'd like. They just can't do it and get taxpayer money.
Click to expand...
www.threads.com

Patrick Lundström (@swertinge_pa) on Threads

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon wrote a letter to Harvard. The university responded by marking up the letter for spelling and punctuation mistakes- and then shared it on social media.
www.threads.com www.threads.com
 


Nobody is crying for Cadwalader but that doesn’t make it right.

“… Cadwalader already was facing troubles, including imminent attorney departures, before its April 11 deal with the White House in which it avoided a punitive executive order by pledging at least $100 million of pro bono work to support the president’s priorities. The agreement now is pushing more lawyers to leave, people familiar with the matter said, spurred by anger that the firm capitulated to Trump instead of fighting back against an administration campaign that many in the industry believe to be unconstitutional.

… The firm, founded in 1792, made a record $638 million in revenue last year. A firm spokesman said 2025 is on track to be even stronger than the previous year and that Cadwalader has added five new partners in recent months. “Departures can be tough,” he said. But he added, “Some attrition is normal and expected; it is part of the typical rhythm of a successful firm.”

Still, Cadwalader has been facing setbacks for months. Separate from the Trump headaches, it recently lost a real estate partner who had been there for two decades. She took other lawyers and a big book of business with her in a move widely seen as a blow to the firm.

… Trump’s deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, was a Cadwalader partner, but left the firm when it refused to represent Trump in a New York criminal trial. Cadwalader, which has about 400 lawyers, was smaller in size than some other targeted firms, which gave it less of a buffer to withstand any loss of business from being named in a White House order. …”
 
Mulberry Heel said:
“My belief is that a public confrontation is going to be counterproductive" = "Signing this petition would likely get me fired, so no way."
Click to expand...
The thing is-he is in such good shape to date-a little good Public institution good will-maybe turn things around-rally around the Flagship......Nahhh
 
donbosco said:
When historically we’ve had some great leaders the fact that currently we could have done worse is cold fucking comfort.
Click to expand...
At this point, the Republican project to destroy universities puts UNC straight in the crosshairs of the legislature. The absolute best thing for the long-term viability of the university is to keep a low profile on hot-button cultural issues. Obviously, that is easier said than done. But I also wouldn’t put it past the legislature to turn UNC into the New School of Florida or to expand the Civic Life college to the entire school. At least until NC becomes a little more blue, UNC leaders need to tread very carefully on certain subjects.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top