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A university president makes a case against cowardice

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450 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 12:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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low_tech_love ◴[04 Apr 25 12:55 UTC] No.43581600[source]▶
Some personal highlights:

"They’re excellent schools, and they have excellent scientists, and if one of Vice-President Vance’s kids is sick, he’s going to want the doctor to have gone to one of these schools; he’s not going to want them to have gone to Viktor Orbán’s university."

"People have said to me, “Well, you take all that money from the government, why don’t you listen to them?” The answer is, because the money doesn’t come with a loyalty oath."

"I don’t have to agree with the mayor to get the fire department to come put out a fire. And that’s what they’re saying to these international students: “Well, you came to this country. What makes you think you can write an op-ed in the newspaper?” Well, what makes you think that is, this is a free country. "

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jgalt212 ◴[04 Apr 25 17:07 UTC] No.43585190[source]▶
> The answer is, because the money doesn’t come with a loyalty oath

But it does come with some reasonable level of consideration and appreciation.

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dfxm12 ◴[04 Apr 25 17:34 UTC] No.43585506[source]▶
Why do you think this?
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jgalt212 ◴[04 Apr 25 18:59 UTC] No.43586428[source]▶
Because it's a transcation and there are two parties to the transaction. And for these transaction to occur in a repeated fashion neither side should feel they are being taken advantage of.
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1. standardUser ◴[04 Apr 25 20:26 UTC] No.43587289[source]▶
I don't think anyone feels taken advantage of. I think most people involved in academia value the complexities and jagged edges that come with an international student body. And the outcome - the preeminent education system in the world that keeps the US at the cutting edge of science and technology and has for nearly a hundred years - is indisputable.