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    1. Nikhil Pal Singh‏ @nikhil_palsingh 25 Feb 2021

      Even in the time before, I have never visited a small, elite liberal arts college where I did not have at least one slightly alarming and vaguely conspiratorial encounter that I did not fully understand.

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    2. inverted vibe curve: burgertown must be defended‏Verified account @PatBlanchfield 25 Feb 2021
      Replying to @nikhil_palsingh

      a gumshoe from Ye Atlantick goes undercover to expose the Woke Cult at Arkham University - but stumbles upon sleeping eldritch forces beyond his wildest dreams. meanwhile, frosh at Arkham State discover there's nothing second tier about being a "pledge" at Dagon House ...

      2 replies 0 retweets 61 likes
    3. Alice‏ @AliceFromQueens 25 Feb 2021
      Replying to @PatBlanchfield @nikhil_palsingh

      This act of pretending there’s nothing to see here is getting tired. Maybe even for you?

      2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
    4. Nikhil Pal Singh‏ @nikhil_palsingh 25 Feb 2021
      Replying to @AliceFromQueens @PatBlanchfield

      Which you? Me? I would not say there is nothing to see here, not at all. But I am interested in how it relates to what came before, and also to the proportional representation of its importance with respect to other important things.

      3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    5. davidrieff‏ @davidrieff 25 Feb 2021
      Replying to @nikhil_palsingh @AliceFromQueens @PatBlanchfield

      Representation to importance? Probably about 10 to 1.

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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Feb 2021
      Replying to @davidrieff @nikhil_palsingh and

      Having only ever taught at Canadian schools that are the equivalent of state universities, I'm always puzzled by the huge attention given to Ivy league universities and small liberal arts colleges, places that are very atypical of most schools.

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    7. davidrieff‏ @davidrieff 25 Feb 2021
      Replying to @HeerJeet @nikhil_palsingh and

      Atypical, yes, but also still the epicenter of where in the US what @bureaucatliu rightly calls the professional managerial class reproduces itself.

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Feb 2021
      Replying to @davidrieff @nikhil_palsingh and

      Definitely outsized influence but part of that influence is the way these schools dominate media and attention economy as well. One path forward is to diminish their power in society.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    9. davidrieff‏ @davidrieff 25 Feb 2021
      Replying to @HeerJeet @nikhil_palsingh and

      How? Who would do the 'diminishing?

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Feb 2021
      Replying to @davidrieff @nikhil_palsingh and

      A robustly populist political movement could make an issue of their social power. Their endowments can be taxed more. Politicians can be pressured to appoint judges and officials from a broader array of schools. The state schools could get more funding.

      12:03 PM - 25 Feb 2021
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        2. davidrieff‏ @davidrieff 25 Feb 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @nikhil_palsingh and

          And the US could become Canada! Arguably desirable, but not bloody likely.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Feb 2021
          Replying to @davidrieff @nikhil_palsingh and

          Very desirable but, agreed not likely. Still, these institutions and the role they play in society shouldn't be seen as impervious to change.

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        2. catherine liu‏ @bureaucatliu 25 Feb 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @davidrieff and

          they should lose non-profit status and be forced to spend down their obscene endowments. Ideally, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc. should be fused with the public universities in their states. They educate a fraction of college students in the US

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Alice‏ @AliceFromQueens 25 Feb 2021
          Replying to @bureaucatliu @HeerJeet and

          AFAIK the only legislation threatening their endowments came from Republicans. Not surprisingly.

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        2. catherine liu‏ @bureaucatliu 25 Feb 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @davidrieff and

          Even just stripping them of non profit status would be fantastic. There is not going to be a consumer boycott bc of credential inflation but the Ivies are little more than prestige hoarders and networking opportunities now

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        3. davidrieff‏ @davidrieff 25 Feb 2021
          Replying to @bureaucatliu @HeerJeet and

          Yes, that is within the realm of (reasonable) possibility, and would be a great thing.

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