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Whyisthisstillclose

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15. Sorry for my pollyanna post. I was thinking of a 100% walkout

Reply to róisín_dubh (Reply #14)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 10:05 AM

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Of course it is not fair to expect individual academics to stand up to this craziness. My hope was that the Universitys would grow a spine if they were about to lose the institution itself.

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