That means if you get a degree from Columbia, you might suddenly, at the political whim of any random president, not have a degree anymore. All that money you paid, all that work you did? Poof! It can disappear overnight!

Can you imagine?! Can you imagine what that does to the expected value of a Columbia degree??

That seems kind of meaningless as a mode of censure. If the people affected were to list “Degree from Columbia, later revoked” on their C.V., with a footnote linking to this whole idiocy, whose hiring or further education admission decisions would that affect?

OTOH it sure does make it less appealing to apply to and spend 4 years working one's butt off to _get_ a degree from Columbia, the idea that you are forever after beholden to their political agenda.

Columbia is now nothing more than a collection of office buildings. Were I a student there I’d immediately apply anywhere else. Get a hard copy full transcript of everything done so far.

If I had a degree rescinded, the lawsuit couldn’t be big enough. That’s years lost *on the back end,* when your earnings are highest.

There’s no value in staying. Bankrupt the institution.

I looked at articles in their student paper

They aren't ignoring it, but it's not their headline story either. There is a statement by the School of Journalism faculty on their front page. A reference to outside protests. IMHO it seems pretty tepid.

If there are on-campus protests happening, the paper isn't reporting it yet.

Meanwhile at least one other university (that had their own protests & were closely following the events at Columbia University last year) is *completely* silent in their student paper. 😞

@igrok
To be fair, student papers usually have a slower turnaround than mainstream news outlets. And I hope that’s what it is.

But I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a heavy thumb from above on what that paper can publish.