"Authoritarian governments around the world know that universities are spaces of independent thought and thus potential threats. From Hungary to Turkey to Russia, breaking their independence is an early step in the consolidation of control."

Beth Popp Berman (epopppp.bsky.social): "Authoritarian governments around the world know that universities are spaces of independent thought and thus potential threats. From Hungary to Turkey to Russia, breaking their independence is an early step in the consolidation of control." (link)