For all its often noted defects and problems, the American university—and mine, Columbia, in particular—is still one of the few remaining places in the United States where reflection and study can take place in an almost-utopian fashion.

This is what Edward Said wrote in the 70’s. Aged like milk

Mask ban. Ban masks that are intended to conceal identity […]

Y’all feeling the Freedom over there, Murica?

https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/13/columbia-university-expels-students-revokes-degrees-of-hamilton-hall-protesters-gaza/

Holy crap, they actually did it

Columbia announced […] multi-year suspensions and the temporary revoking of some graduates’ degrees

So never sending my kids to Columbia, got it.

Despite apparently being just the right place for it, Columbia won’t be having “Dictatorship 101” courses.

I wonder if Trump will even rescind the funding cuts.