@tao

> "I myself ... and leave the broader political debate and activism to others"

And that's the root cause. No one cares until it's too late.

@tao

"My personal research grant, which is used to support the research and travel of my graduate students, as well as fund one month of my own research during the summer quarter, was among the grants suspended in the most recent action against UCLA; I had managed to prioritize the summer funding of my own graduate students to shield them from immediate impact, but am still awaiting my own salary for the research I have already conducted."

I'm acquainted with a number of faculty at a range of institutions similarly struggling to maintain continuity and preserve opportunity. Smart people may find a way where others wouldn't but threading this needle is friction, energy that shouldn't need to be spent in this way.

We read of primary school teachers spending their own salary to support their students. The ethos does not stop at entry to middle school; this passion and open hand is a universal feature all the way through the system.

Generosity thrown into the gutter, slapped in the face.

#RememberInNovember

@tao The original "attack" was the Hamas terrorist attack. Then UCLA allowed the creation of a "Jew exclusion zone" on campus, and many Jewish students reported intimidation and harassment. Many researchers and faculty stood silent in the face of modern-day antisemitism.

The administration is asking UCLA to provide a safe space for everyone, which it clearly failed to do.