Columbia's president was so frightened of being the next to lose her job at the hand of politicians that she forgot who can exercise greater power to end a corrupt administration: faculty. That's the basis of the privilege of tenure: To protect the institution and its values.
@jeffjarvis Faculty perspective...I don't find AAUP condemning suspensions particularly brave. It's the consensus at this point. The few professors who have spoken out against the protests have done so while facing rebuke from their immediate colleagues & the profession at large. They've been hounded on social media. It takes guts to be the lone voice in the crowd. AAUP is not that voice.
It's fine to agree with AAUP. But please don't paint its members as profiles in courage. They're not.
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