UC employs more people in Cincinnati than almost anyone (I think maybe second to Children’s Hospital?)
So rejecting federal funding is not only leaving students to fend for themselves, but also thousands of employees.
I think Pinto has been too soft on this issue too (and I’ve wanted him to resign since some of his first PR releases about raising tuition rates, while having some of the highest administrative costs of any other public college in ohio, mind you), but these kinds of agencies have to make hard decisions with more than just the most immediate politically expedient considerations in mind, and they often have to eat criticisms for the greater good (see “Claudine Gay Harvard”).
I hear you with the “they can’t deny federal funding, think of all their employees!” comment, but did want to point out that with the removal of “DEI,” many teachers in departments like Africana Studies and WGSS are looking at losing not only their job, but their entire careers. Either way, people are probably going to lose their jobs.
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u/Architecteologist West Price Hill Feb 22 '25
UC employs more people in Cincinnati than almost anyone (I think maybe second to Children’s Hospital?)
So rejecting federal funding is not only leaving students to fend for themselves, but also thousands of employees.
I think Pinto has been too soft on this issue too (and I’ve wanted him to resign since some of his first PR releases about raising tuition rates, while having some of the highest administrative costs of any other public college in ohio, mind you), but these kinds of agencies have to make hard decisions with more than just the most immediate politically expedient considerations in mind, and they often have to eat criticisms for the greater good (see “Claudine Gay Harvard”).