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Kind of crazy.  And this is round one.   A&M and Texas Tech will sign this in a heartbeat if asked, and if the administration gets traction with UT, they will be asked.   The less important state schools would all sign as well, if given the opportunity.  The options for a decent university education in Texas are about to dry up completely.

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6 minutes ago, Samson's Wig said:

Kind of crazy.  And this is round one.   A&M and Texas Tech will sign this in a heartbeat if asked, and if the administration gets traction with UT, they will be asked.   The less important state schools would all sign as well, if given the opportunity.  The options for a decent university education in Texas are about to dry up completely.

We're just going to revert to the mean, I think.

We lived through an era (80s-2020s) when UT rose to legitimate prominence, with a deserved reputation beyond being a mere "state U," approaching "public ivy" status.  But 50-60 years ago, UT WAS just another big "state U."  A fine reputation, but nothing very special.

And that's where we'll be again, in short order.  On par with Ole Miss, Alabama, etc.

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5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

We're just going to revert to the mean, I think.

We lived through an era (80s-2020s) when UT rose to legitimate prominence, with a deserved reputation beyond being a mere "state U," approaching "public ivy" status.  But 50-60 years ago, UT WAS just another big "state U."  A fine reputation, but nothing very special.

And that's where we'll be again, in short order.  On par with Ole Miss, Alabama, etc.

Once again proving that it's way easier to destroy than create.  And we've elected a party whose stated platform is destruction.  

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Dear Members of the Brown Community,

I shared in a communication to the campus last week that the federal government asked Brown to consider its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am writing to convey the University’s response declining participation in the Compact.

The response that I sent to the federal government earlier today, which is appended below and also posted publicly online, reflects Brown’s commitment to advancing excellence in education and research while upholding foundational academic values.

I want to thank the thousands of faculty, staff, students, alumni and parents who offered thoughtful perspectives on how Brown should proceed. The deep care and concern you hold for the University and its mission of education and research is evident, and I am grateful that so many of you took the time to express your thoughts.

Together, as a community, we will continue our vital work to sustain the vibrant intellectual environment that makes it possible to fulfill our mission of advancing knowledge and understanding.

Sincerely,

Christina H. Paxson
President

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26 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

We're just going to revert to the mean, I think.

We lived through an era (80s-2020s) when UT rose to legitimate prominence, with a deserved reputation beyond being a mere "state U," approaching "public ivy" status.  But 50-60 years ago, UT WAS just another big "state U."  A fine reputation, but nothing very special.

And that's where we'll be again, in short order.  On par with Ole Miss, Alabama, etc.

Solid point.  Although, as much as folks around our age don't want to hear it, I think your timeline is being generous.  It wasn't exactly tough to get into UT as recently as the late 1990s and early 2000s.  It may have been rising in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, but it didn't really hit "public ivy" status until the last fifteen years or so.  

It may indeed be a reversion to the mean in terms of quality of education, but I don't like the thought of every state university in Texas having its hands tied by a political party.  This is generational fuckery that didn't exist even back when UT was just another state school.  Texas (the state) is headed down a very dark path.

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3 minutes ago, Samson's Wig said:

Solid point.  Although, as much as folks around our age don't want to hear it, I think your timeline is being generous.  It wasn't exactly tough to get into UT as recently as the late 1990s and early 2000s.  It may have been rising in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, but it didn't really hit "public ivy" status until the last fifteen years or so.  

It may indeed be a reversion to the mean in terms of quality of education, but I don't like the thought of every state university in Texas having its hands tied by a political party.  This is generational fuckery that didn't exist even back when UT was just another state school.  Texas (the state) is headed down a very dark path.

I mean....no shit, man.

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How long until RFK Jr and his goons try and destroy M.D. Anderson?

My oldest is 6 years out from college.  No way UT recovers from this by then, and even if he follows his plan of joining the military for 6 years and then getting out and going, I don't think it will recover.

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1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Im burning my UT diplomas, if true

Literally just found mine in a closet I was cleaning out today and was like

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I just called and they took down my message.  I spent 5 minutes or so on the phone.  She said it will be seen.  Who knows, but wanted to lodge my complaint.

She seemed to be taking notes.  Maybe she was just miming a hand job the whole time.  Either way, I encourage everyone to call.  Flood them.

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17 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

How long until RFK Jr and his goons try and destroy M.D. Anderson?

My oldest is 6 years out from college.  No way UT recovers from this by then, and even if he follows his plan of joining the military for 6 years and then getting out and going, I don't think it will recover.

Military might not even be an option at the rate trump is destroying everything 

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It will be interesting to see the impact on Austin's economy over time.  The tech industry has been here, in part, due to the easy availability of an educated workforce.  When that no longer exists, or the quality drops significantly, how long do they stick around?  If executives start sniffing this out and think long term, they might cut bait fairly quickly.  The best hope there is that executives rarely consider the long-term consequences, so maybe this can drag out long enough for some of us to get some equity out of our homes. 

So we've got AISD crumbling (with all public schools following close behind), universities becoming a single-party training ground with no access to quality faculty, and a state government entirely bankrolled and controlled by fundamentalist evangelicals who will eventually get around to bringing back more stringent blue laws once they've got the womenfolk completely under control.  It will be interesting to watch, hopefully from afar, when almost anyone who doesn't fit a specific mold has left the state behind.  What will a state like that look like? Do Mississippi and/or Alabama already give us that answer?

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Don't forget a very unpredictable and unbearable climate and subsequently expensive ass homeowners insurance, if the companies even continue to offer them for Texas residents. 

So....

Florida.

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I had to chair a hiring committee for my department a few years ago, right after Dan Patrick pledged to end tenure, and that wasn't a very fun topic to discuss when every person we interviewed asked about it, and that was after we got a surprisingly shitty applicant pool.  I can't imagine what this is going to do for hiring at UT. 

Actually, I can... every single exceptional candidate will not bother to even apply, and UT will be stuck with a bunch of 2nd-tier candidates who will expect to be paid a large salary premium for potentially having to deal with this shit.  They're going to get subpar faculty because everyone exceptional will go to UCLA, Cal, UDub, Michigan, tOSU, etc. 

UT will become A&M.

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51 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I had to chair a hiring committee for my department a few years ago, right after Dan Patrick pledged to end tenure, and that wasn't a very fun topic to discuss when every person we interviewed asked about it, and that was after we got a surprisingly shitty applicant pool.  I can't imagine what this is going to do for hiring at UT. 

Actually, I can... every single exceptional candidate will not bother to even apply, and UT will be stuck with a bunch of 2nd-tier candidates who will expect to be paid a large salary premium for potentially having to deal with this shit.  They're going to get subpar faculty because everyone exceptional will go to UCLA, Cal, UDub, Michigan, tOSU, etc. 

UT will become A&M.

I'd replace tOSU with Virginia.  I suspect tOSU bent the knee well before us.

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