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American Universities Are Post-Truth (theatlantic.com)
19 points by clouddrover on Jan 13, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


I think any kind of decision by a university that can be framed as "social justice" will be, and then be amplified by the media without end, no matter how small. Our institutions are so much more than a handful of decisions at the executive level (which are probably aligned with popular support of people who actually attend the university, go figure).



From his substack, basically the same article: https://www.joshbarro.com/p/universities-are-not-on-the-leve...




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