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Bob Shireman
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Higher ed policy guy at The Century Foundation, Californian with time served in the nation's capital.
As a matter of fact, the AAU used to call itself an accreditor, before the federal government started relying on accreditors for GI Bill purposes. www.aau.edu/aau-history
AAU History | Association of American Universities (AAU)
Fourteen of the nation’s leading Ph.D.-granting institutions founded the Association of American Universities (AAU) in February 1900.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"droping" btw is the correct speling.
May 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
More recently, legal scholars have pointed out that the question of how far this policy could extend has not been developed in the courts over the past several decades because the IRS has been reticent to use the authority. Until now, if the rumor is true. ncpl.law.nyu.edu/wp-content/u...
ncpl.law.nyu.edu
April 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The Supreme Court upheld the IRS's revocation of BJU's tax exemption because racial discrimination is contrary to public policy. Some at the time said that the decision would come back to haunt us. 2/3 www.christianitytoday.com/1983/09/edit...
The Bob Jones Decision: A Dangerous Precedent - Christianity Today
You don’t have to be a racist to support BJU’s tax exemption
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April 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"Yet even that undersells its value. Free inquiry is one of the cornerstones of American liberty, along with the freedom to criticise the president without fear of retribution."
April 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
But he doesn't even need to go that far. Most colleges and accreditors will cower and crumple out of fear, claiming they are being prudent by avoiding legal costs, etc.
December 16, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Yes, and scary similar how quickly and wholly the movement took over. Who would you say is today's equivalent of the Fighting Irish?
December 6, 2024 at 12:57 PM