Chaos on campuses as schools warn Trump cuts could harm US 'for decades'.
Students, researchers, faculty and leadership at universities and colleges across the US are grappling with drastic short- and long-term impacts “for decades to come” caused by funding freezes, cuts and executive orders from the Trump administration.
“It’s sowing a lot of chaos on campuses,” said Sarah Spreitzer, vice-president and chief of staff of government relations at the American Council for Education, a non-profit representing more than 1,600 colleges, universities and related associations.
“This is going to have long-term impacts on the American public and post-secondary education that I don’t think we can really even start to understand.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/trump-universities-higher-education-cuts
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Irish_Dem
(67,082 posts)To destroy academia and standing in the world.
Who benefits and how?
Baron2024
(1,492 posts)I do not know how anyone in their right mind would want to destroy American Civilization like this. Who benefits? We are about to enter a modern dark age. Who wants to rule over the ruins of America? I don't think Trump has a rational plan. He is just a destroyer. He is going to run the country into the ground like one of his shitty casinos. I have been following this psychopath's career for a long time (I am a New Yorker). I have always known that this guy is a malevolent idiot. He should never have been allowed anywhere near the White House. What a nightmare we are in.
Irish_Dem
(67,082 posts)To do so, they must degrade and destroy the US in as many ways as they can.
China, Russia, NK, Iraq, Saudi, etc.
The geopolitical tectonic plates are shifting underneath our feet as we speak.
Most people can feel it, but have no idea what it is, what it means.
Baron2024
(1,492 posts)I don't disagree about those malevolent actors (China, Russia, etc.). My question is, why is Trump doing this? There is no rhyme or reason to Trump. He is just a malignant bully and he is putting the plans of Project 2025 into effect simply because the plan is being fed to him by the radical right wingers surrounding him. Trump just wants to lord over America and take vengeance on anyone that might have ever disrespected him. His hostility to science, research, and universities may simply arise out of the deep seated insecurities of an ignorant narcissist. He is a moronic tyrant. And probably a useful tool of the Russians, et al.
Irish_Dem
(67,082 posts)He will destroy everything to get what he wants.
And he works for Putin. Who will also destroy the world to get what he wants.
It is as simple as that.
The psychopaths are the easy ones to figure out.
It is the American people who love and allow this destruction that is the puzzler.