Universities Trumped by political interference

These are not only due to the final exams, but for universities. The tests come from outside the ivy walls.

US President Donald Trump It is the face of the political intervention in danger in the quest for universities. Barbarians on the doors.

I wrote together in 2007 paper He laments the decline in the Academy. When universities became a company, we reflected that they started to behave like companies without shareholders, operates with a declining government subsidies and tried to maximize the sales in a market with excessive demand.

What is important for an institutional university is the number of registered students, how they are perceived by philanthropists and how they are perceived by politicians. Reputation is important.

The conflict in Gaza led to political intervention not only from outside, but also to universities. The legitimacy of anti -Israeli protests has been subjected to perceptions of anti -Semitism. The word antisemitism is used in a deceptive way, and the Jews are stigmatized by the critics of Israel as if they were stigmatized because they are Jewish. Stigmatization is the root of anti -Semitism. It is a stamping prejudice regardless of the context.

The founder of Zionism, Theodor HerzlI wanted a homeland for the Jews, but not a theocracy. Herzl is a human being who understands the golden rule of doing to others, as they do to you. Herzl was different from the Zionists who violated the rights of others. Herzl realized that the prejudice of exclusion was the prejudice of immorality.

Once written:

‘It would have been immoral if we were to exclude any of them, their origin, descent or religion, except for participating in our success… There is only one way to do this, the highest tolerance. Therefore, our slogan should be now and always: “Dude, you are my brother.”

What was Herzl thinking now?

Presidents in December 2023 University of Pennsylvania– Harvard University And MYTH It appeared before the Congress. Within a month, two of the presidents resigned from their presidents because they were probably not strong enough in the fight against the perception of anti -Semitism.

In January this year, Columbia UniversityThe Provisional President resigned only one week after Columbia agreed to change policies to satisfy the Trump administration. In 2024, the previous president resigned from the destruction of anti -Israeli protests. Universities trust philanthropists. Some are more effective.

Political intervention is not limited to anti -Semitism. Trump management pursues an agenda against diversity, equality and inclusion (Dei). There were some important losses.

Cases DR SANTA ONO It shows the risk of being the CEO of the Corporate University. Santa Ono was president before Michigan University and a candidate for the president Florida University. The university’s board unanimously approved DR ONO last week, but Florida’s Governor’s Officesupervisor State University SystemHe voted against him. Dr. Ono was seen as very soft with pro -Palestinian protesters and Deı’s too much stay. While switching to Florida, DR ONO tried to manage his reputation by writing an idea attempt that disrupts diversity programs, but it’s too late. Agenda was very strong for Flip-Flopper.

No Australian vice president was subjected to an investigation by the presidents of US universities, but there is no Australian Vice President. Final decision Melbourne University He argues that he is aware of the risks for the reputation of universities to expel the two pro -Palestinian student activists and to suspend the other two people.

The student disciplinary committee of the university found that four students occupied an academician office that controls the university’s joint doctoral program and acted inappropriate. Hebrew University Jerusalem. They were inviting the university to distribute programs with Israeli universities consistently with Israel’s disposal and sanctions. The chancellor approved the committee’s decision.

The chancellor manages the risks of a company like a CEO. However, universities are special. Universities were at least written by natural justice principles. I worked in several disciplinary committees. In one case, a student plagued a thesis. They were not suspended, but their degrees were reduced to a diploma.

In another case, a student brought the cheat notes for the exam. They claimed they didn’t deceive until they had to admit what they had. It was suspended, but it did not appear in the suspension transcripts. In a third case, the student offered thousands of dollars to personnel before the exams. I am reluctant information. The case led to a university investigation and formed the basis of the 2001 Senate’s higher education investigation. The student came to my office to scare me. The student was not a single retaliation. The student was not suspended or fired.

Students’ call for disposal in research with Israel is the call of other effective sounds.

An end article inside Times Higher Education He states that the European Union examines whether it will continue to be part of Israel’s flagship research plan, Horizon Europe. European parliamentary members see it as a diplomatic leverage to revolve to recover the aid to Gaza. When asked whether the UK will suspend new research jointly financed with Israel, Alison PhippsPresident of UNESCO under refugee integration Glasgow Universityprovided this reply.

HE in question:

“If such a ban helps to stop the pain in Gaza, we have to do it.”

It should be seen that universities are fair and consistent. Despite the opening of the eye, the decision to expel them will appear inconsistent with the penalties called in other cases. The punishment should not be deported from an institution that claims to follow the truth.

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Dr Kim Sawyer, School of Historical and Philosophical Research from Melbourne University.

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