More Universities Cut Student, Research And Financial Ties With Russia

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Several U.S. universities are ending various forms of relationships they’ve had with Russia both out of concerns for the safety of their students studying abroad as well as an expression of condemnation against the events unfolding in Ukraine

the state to divest its pension investments in Russian assets. That action would affect about $1.5 billion of the total $970 billion in three funds—California Public Employees’ Retirement System , California State Teachers’ Retirement System and the University of California’s retirement system. it was cancelling the purchase of robots that deliver meals for GrubHub on its campus after the meal service ended its partnership with Russia-based Yandex, the company that manufactured the robots.

So far, at least, Swalwell’s and Gallego’s calls are being rejected by university leaders, who appear capable of making two important distinctions that the congressmen have not: Individuals are not the same as their governments, and many of the Russian students studying in America are not the children of oligarchs.

Instead of expelling Russian students, U.S. colleges should be encouraging them to study here where they have a chance for a quality education and the cultivation of values and principles that counter the worst of what the Russian government is now demonstrating to the world.

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