Quiet Quitting: Cutting University Bequests Out of Wills

Quiet Quitting: Cutting University Bequests Out of Wills
(Left to right) Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University; Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania; Pamela Nadell, professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University; and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Dec. 5, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Michael Ryall
Siri Terjesen
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The problem of a higher education system pursuing goals that are increasingly at odds with those of the general population it is expected to serve has been the focus of extensive analysis and commentary. In the face of this ill-advised trajectory, it is not surprising that society’s reactions are intensifying. For example, organizations such as the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the Alliance Defending Freedom actively defend and promote free speech and students’ rights on campus. State legislatures in places including Florida and Ohio are moving to enact comprehensive education reforms. As well, in the market for education, we see traditional, de novo, and restructured alternatives increasingly on offer.

Michael Ryall is professor of strategic management and director of the Executive Virtue Development Lab at the University of Toronto.
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