https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/trump-war-on-universities
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Tom Johnson
Inst. for Analytic Journalism
Santa Fe, New Mexico
505-577-6482
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This is a rerun.
I watched the original airing as a kid. I was a lot smarter then than I am
now, and had a better memory, so I have a pretty good image of the attitudes in
the house. But I had no life experience, so I didn’t put meaning to things
that happened.
The event was of course Reagan
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I do not agree with the motives for attacking accreditors, and will
admit that there might be a tiny baby in an ocean of bathwater, but I
will not mourn their demise.
davew
I'd like to see a larger discussion here of the abstractions involved in
all forms of "governance" and "regulat
As a retired university professor who participated in six different
accreditation reviews (and led two), I have some pretty strong, and vehemently
negative, opinions of accrediting agencies. This was before they mandated
standards, policies, and procedures for DEI—Trump's target. Like HOAs,
Acc
It seems a little early to give up on universities. Maybe when it gets to 50%,
pack it in?
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