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iemanja

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15. It's not the "love" of money

Reply to msongs (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 07:23 PM

Jul 13

It’s hundreds of jobs and the survival of the university.

I don’t approve of this deal, but I understand it. As someone whose salary is paid through indirect costs, I shudder to think how awful it would be if my university were subject to this level of retribution. We’ve had many grants cancelled, but nothing of this order.

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