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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Great article from the Spectator about SWC’s fight for better health coverage, with interviews from our members! 🧵 www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2026...
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As SWC-UAW Strike Looms, Student Workers Take on Medical Debt, Allege Failing Health Care Coverage - Columbia Daily Spectator
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
In response to what they describe as foot-dragging by the administration in contract negotiations, student workers at Columbia University have authorized a strike. We spoke to some of them about their demands.
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Columbia Student Workers Are Poised to Strike
In response to what they describe as foot-dragging by the administration in contract negotiations, student workers at Columbia University have authorized a strike. We spoke to some of them about their...
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
We voted YES to authorize a strike by a whopping 91.5%! Columbia won’t budge on protecting student workers from an authoritarian takeover and a cost-of-living crisis—it’s time to turn up the pressure.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/03/2026
Iftar, Day 19
For Mahmoud Khalll, this past year has been marked by profound hardship-and by profound courage.
A year ago, Mahmoud was walking home through our city after sharing an iftar with his wife Noor when he was detained by federal agents, flown to Louisiana, and then held in an ICE facility for months. In that time, he was forced to miss the birth of his first child. All of this for exercising his First Amendment rights in protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
And yet, even in the face of that cruelty, there has also been beauty. New Yorkers raising their voices in solidarity. A city refusing to look away. Mahmoud won his freedom, and a father was finally reunited with his child.
Last night, as we marked the one year anniversary of his detention, Rama and I were honored to welcome Mahmoud, Noor, and their son Deen to Gracie Mansion to break our fast together.
Mahmoud is a New Yorker, and he belongs in New York City.In a dining room, five people eat, chat and smile around a table of food.
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Hind’s Hall protesters win a legal victory, but the fight continues! A NY State Supreme Court judge vacated Columbia’s “arbitrary and capricious” discipline against 22 student activists accused of occupying Hind’s Hall in 2024, including multi-year suspensions, expulsions, and degree revocations.
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Powerful article! “I believe that all of the securitization of campus exists to police the students,” said Srinivasan, the Indian PhD student targeted by ICE. “It does not actually exist to protect the students from ICE.”
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
BREAKING: Columbia student kidnapped by DHS! Early this morning, DHS agents entered a Columbia Residential building under the guise of searching for a “missing person” and abducted a student without any intervention. This took place just one day after our ICE off Campus rally. 🧵
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We’re encouraged by the many Columbia affiliates speaking out in this letter against the University’s repression of Palestinian voices. As we mobilize for a strike, SWC remains committed to the fight for academic freedom for all members of our community. www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2026...
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Open Letter: Toward Real Freedom of Expression
<i>This letter was </i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DR5L44WCvuj/?img_index=2" rel=""><i>distributed</i></a><i> and signed in December 2025. Still, we feel that the issue it discusses remains h...
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
SWC has opened a Strike Authorization Vote (SAV)! After almost a year of bargaining, it’s clear that Columbia won’t budge on core workplace issues unless we withhold our labor through a strike—we’re ready to ramp up the pressure!🧵
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Emily Mazo @emilymazo.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
@swcolumbia.bsky.social has just given Columbia our contract proposal on AI- our main demands are that student workers cannot be replaced by AI tools, nor can we be forced to use them in teaching or research (or retaliated against for refusing). Looking forward to their response on Friday 😇
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AAUP @aaup.org · 19/02/2026
💥💥💥 Congrats to Columbia AAUP on successfully standing up against ICE recruitment on campus. Let's keep organizing and go all out to get ICE off our campuses. @swcolumbia.bsky.social @aaupcu.bsky.social
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Following faculty pushback to Customs and Border Protection recruitment listing, SPS removes all external postings from career opportunities website
Following faculty pushback for listing an external Customs and Border Protection recruitment event on its career opportunities <a href="https://careerdesignlab.sps.columbia.edu/events/" rel="">web pag...
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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
DOCTOR Rümeysa Öztürk has earned her PhD!!
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Hi everyone, I earned my PhD from the Department of Child Study and Human Development. My studies, research, and professional work focus on how positive media use among children and young people… |...
Hi everyone, I earned my PhD from the Department of Child Study and Human Development. My studies, research, and professional work focus on how positive media use among children and young people ca...
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Student Workers spotted Public Safety Investigator Donald Gannon watching them swipe into a building where we were holding a weekly meeting. We won’t stand for this kind of intimidation: SWC is mobilizing to protect our community from Public Safety surveillance.
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thank you for speaking up, @jfrejnyc.bsky.social! This further restriction on protest is a major threat to our union’s ability to picket and call for solidarity rallies outside of Columbia’s gates. We are staunchly against this proposed measure!
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
SWC is proud to introduce two UAW-endorsed New York State Assembly candidates: Eli Northrup (distr. 69) and Conrad Blackburn (distr. 70)! At our town hall on Feb. 9, you can meet the candidates, ask questions, and connect with other attendees from the community.
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
ICE is executing civilians. ICE is trafficking children. ICE is kidnapping our coworkers and neighbors. Columbia University must end its complicity with ICE. 🧵
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Columbia is using loopholes in resident advisors contracts to force them to participate in programming designed to appease Trump. This is a labor issue. www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/01...
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Columbia mandated RAs to lead a new pluralism initiative. RAs said it made them political pawns.
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PSC-CUNY @psc-cuny.org · 26/01/2026
𝗣𝗦𝗖 𝗖𝗨𝗡𝗬 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 Read full statement here: psc-cuny.org/news-events/...
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We are also fighting to get ICE out of our workplace as we negotiate a new contract, and Columbia is stonewalling our demands to protect non-citizens. We have had enough of these institutions' feckless complicity.
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National Nurses United @nationalnurses.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We're horrified & outraged: Immigration agents have once again committed cold-blooded murder of a public observer who posed no threat to them. This time, they've executed a fellow nurse, Alex Pretti. We demand justice and accountability. Abolish ICE, now! bit.ly/4big77u
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National Nurses United outraged by murder of VA registered nurse by immigration agents, demand abolition of ICE
NNU issued the following statement in response to the murder of Alex Pretti, RN: “The nation’s nurses, who make it their mission to care for and save human lives, are horrified and outraged that immig...
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A union’s job is to stand firmly and unequivocally against the brutal murder of one its members by the state—an injury to one is an injury to all.
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UAW @uaw.org · 23/01/2026
ICYMI: The UAW stands in solidarity with the people of Minnesota, including hundreds of UAW members, who are standing up and fighting back against the federal government’s abuses and attacks on the working class. ow.ly/NVSA50Y0PGo
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UAW Statement in Solidarity with the Fight for Justice in Minnesota - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
The UAW stands in solidarity with the people of Minnesota, including hundreds of UAW members, who are standing up and fighting back against the federal government’s abuses and attacks on the working c...
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
After cutting almost every grad teaching job this summer, Columbia has notified department Chairs that one of the last remaining opportunities for PhD candidates to teach their own classes is “on hold” for AY 26-27 and likely to be permanently cut. The new union-busting playbook.
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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 20/01/2026
🧵 by @swcolumbia.bsky.social ( @uaw.org Local 2710). These folks are facing both political repression and corporatist union-busting, in a style of polished cruelty that only the Ivy League could create. Learn more about their conditions and campaigns here: StudentWorkersOfColumbia.com
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Student Workers of Columbia - UAW Local 2710
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Can Columbia afford to pay workers a living wage? The short answer is YES!🧵
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Coffee and donuts for nurses on the picket line! Solidarity with @nynurses.bsky.social 💪
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Thank you, The Blue and White, for this insightful piece. Bargaining "has shed light, not only on the lengths Columbia will go to in order to suppress the full breadth of demands from the Union, but also on the particular vulnerability of the student-worker identity."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/01/2026
Last year's arrest of Mahmoud Khalil was more than just a chilling act of political repression, it was an attack on all of our constitutional rights. Now, as the crackdown on pro-Palestinian free speech continues, Mahmoud is being threatened with rearrest. Mahmoud is free—and must remain free.
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Student Workers of Columbia stand with NYSNA striking nurses! One day longer, one day stronger 🔥 @nynurses.bsky.social
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FundNYScience @fundnyscience.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Today in Albany, we made the case to dozens of state legislators and staff for investing in NY science through the Empire State Biomedical Research proposal. #FundNYScience
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Columbia continues to deny parent workers comprehensive childcare reimbursements. We won’t stop fighting until EVERY worker gets what they need to keep their family cared for.
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
At bargaining, SWC gave Columbia a proposal that expands disability rights, codifies protections for workers of all genders and sexualities, protects against harassment and bullying, and adds caregiver status as a protected category. Your move, Columbia: will you keep us safe?
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
As Columbia management stonewalls our evidence-based demands about benefits during contract negotiations, HR is sending mail to our members with “important information about benefits”... with nothing else enclosed inside.
Open envelop and and a piece of paper, with text "enclosed is important information about your benefits..."Image 1: a person serving food to another on a silver platter, with subtitle "I hope you're hungry"
Image 2: the server reveals that the platter is empty. Subtitle: "for nothing."
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 11/01/2026
Nearly 15,000 NYC nurses are fighting for a fair contract to protect patient care. Shame on NewYork-Presbyterian, Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals for being willing to spend millions on replacement nurses rather than bargain for a fair contract.
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
On January 9th, our Bargaining Committee and member observers met with Columbia to bargain over Holidays, Non-Discrimination and Harassment, Grievance procedures, and Benefits. Here’s what some of our colleagues had to say. 🧵
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Claire Valdez @claireforny.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I was proud to be part of the rank-and-file movement that helped democratize our union and elect a president ready to fight the oligarchy. Congress is full of scabs who’ve never stood a picket line. @shawnfainuaw.bsky.social knows we need organizers in Washington and I'm proud to have his support.
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“Corporations and billionaires are doing everything they can to crush the working class. The only way we can take on the crises in front of us is if we have more workers representing us in the halls of power. That is why I am proud to stand with UAW member Claire Valdez in her run for Congress. Claire will fight like hell for dignity, fairness, and justice for all workers. This is exactly how the labor movement can fight back against corporate greed and inequality: by electing more of our own. UAW is excited to send Claire to Congress to deliver for the working class.”
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UAW @uaw.org · 06/01/2026
"UAW Region 9A's endorsement of @bradlander.bsky.social over one of the wealthiest members of Congress signals that pro-labor voting records alone no longer guarantee labor’s backing." 📰 www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Dan Goldman Voted With Labor. The UAW Is Still Choosing Brad Lander.
UAW Region 9A’s endorsement of Lander over one of the wealthiest members of Congress signals that pro-labor voting records alone no longer guarantee labor’s backing.
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Columbia University is likely getting rich right now off the oil investments driving the war in Venezuela. It claimed to have divested from fossil fuels in 2021 but remains invested in chevron and a number of other oil and gas companies thru its ETFs.
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Jane Fox @janefox.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Proud our @uawregion9a.bsky.social CAP council is starting 2026 with a banger of an endorsement. @bradlander.bsky.social has been standing with us on picket lines for years, demanding workers have a voice and real power. I can't wait to see him in Congress! www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Dan Goldman Voted With Labor. The UAW Is Still Choosing Brad Lander.
UAW Region 9A’s endorsement of Lander over one of the wealthiest members of Congress signals that pro-labor voting records alone no longer guarantee labor’s backing.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I am proud to welcome the endorsement of @uaw.org!
“UAW Region 9A is excited to endorse Brad Lander for Congress. We have known and worked with Brad for years and know he walks the walk. In every role he’s served, he’s called out bad bosses, walked picket lines with all our locals, and leveraged the tools of his office to fight for workers. From housing to workers rights we know Brad will be a steadfast champion for working people in Congress.” - Brandon Mancilla, UAW Region 9A Director
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
On Saturday, student workers joined the protest against US war on Venezuela in NYC. We call on the unions of New York City and our other community allies to join us in voicing our collective outrage against U.S. intervention in Venezuela and our fierce opposition to warmongering in the region
8 union members, some holding signs, protesting war on Venezuela.
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UAW 4811 @uaw4811.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Trump and his administration are spending billions on a regime change operation that 70% of Americans oppose. UAW 4811 members oppose this betrayal of the public interest and call on our members of Congress to do the same. www.uaw4811.org/updates/uaw-...
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UAW 4811 Statement on Trump’s Attack on Venezuela — UAW 4811
The Trump administration’s bombing of Caracas and its abduction of Venezuela’s head of state are indefensible acts that will benefit only the billionaire class and expand their xenophobic, anti-immigr...
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NYSNA @nynurses.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
BREAKING: Today, NYSNA nurses at 12 NYC private sector hospitals and 3 Long Island Northwell Health hospitals delivered 10-day notices to strike. NYSNA will continue to bargain between now and January 12th in the hopes of reaching agreements.
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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 29/12/2025
This Wednesday, contracts for 20,000 nurses at 12 NYC hospitals expire. NYSNA members have authorized a strike. If they decide to strike, let's be ready to support. To learn how, join the NYC-DSA Labor Working Group call tonight: 👉 actionnetwork.org/events/nurse...
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Nurses Stand Up, NYC's got your back!
In 2023, 7,000 nurses across two major hospitals struck for three days in NYC, leading the largest open-ended private sector nurses’ strike in U.S. history (though this fact received little recognitio...
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NYSNA @nynurses.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Over 97% of NYC private-sector nurses voted to authorize a strike, not because they want to, but because hospitals won’t commit to safe staffing. Stand with NYC nurses fighting for fair contracts and safe patient care for every New Yorker. Sign the pledge: www.nursescareforny.org
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Andy Carr @andycarr.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
whether or not you can make the 4:00pm rally—and even if you have no direct connection to The New School at all!—you can still offer support and lend your name to this petition, organized by a coalition of faculty, staff, and students. ❤️ link below/share freely: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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SIGN ON: Petition Demanding TNS Management Stop The Cuts
Sign on to demand transparency and accountability for our students, staff, and faculty. Find the petition here. Questions? Email us at jgeiger@actuaw.org
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Student Workers of Columbia @swcolumbia.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
As we bargain for a new contract, Columbia has unilaterally held our health fund hostage. It's a lifeline for our members, especially those of us who are disabled or live with chronic illnesses. Admin wanted us to capitulate. We mobilized instead. This Monday, we won it back.
Red background white text: Organizing Win: We won back the health fund. SWC logo and the outline of a rose.
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The New School AAUP @newschoolaaup.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
TODAY! 4PM! CUT THE CUTS Rally at The New School! • SUSPEND “realignment” measures • RESCIND all “voluntary separation package agreements” • CAP on salaries over $200,000 • CALL on the Board of Trustees to hold a public meeting with the entire university community Livestream link below.
Cut the Cuts! Students, staff and faculty against austerity rally today (Wednesday: 12/10/25)
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Natasha Lennard @natashalennard.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The extreme, ideologically-driven, fast, furious, economically reckless decisions being made by New School president & provost are NOT the simple consequence of economic need. they're a malicious disaster and must be stopped... an assault on critical thought.
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Natasha Lennard @natashalennard.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
... why did the New School president last month turn down $4mill+ from trustees & donors to fund PhDs and stop the 'pause' if this is just about money? admin has made clear, they want to reshape The New School and kill its progressive, critical thought legacy
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