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The whole argument seems incongruous with the actual news. The state isn't pulling subsidies for the school to beautify its campus or some such. It is canceli
by s1artibartfast 1y ago
The whole argument seems incongruous with the actual news.
The state isn't pulling subsidies for the school to beautify its campus or some such.
It is canceling financial aid grants to low income students that are accepted to Stanford.
This is presented as a punishment of Stanford, which has no shortage of applicants.
- BrenBarn 1y agoThey're doing that because it's the only leverage they have, because of our screwed-up system. In a more just world, the kind of "pay me $1 billion" stuff that Trump is doing to UCLA would instead be done tenfold to the most elite institutions to force them to entirely remake their operations on a more equitable footing.
- s1artibartfast 1y agoIs it leverage if it doesn't harm Stanford, and didn't impact their choice? I might as well have said they're going to crush 10 puppies a day until Stanford relents