It's truly awful what is happening to US higher ed but the uncritical glorification posts of its achievements are part of the problem not the solution. There are centuries of exploitation and discrimination embedded in these institutions and the science they produce. We must hold both cups at once.
"We are laying today the corner-stone of the Republic of Irrigation...We will lay the superstructure of this edifice by the plumb-line of justice and equity [Applause]. We will write upon its white cornerstone, 'Sacred to the Equality of Man.' [Applause]."