Yes. In retrospect, it was naive to hope that the AAU would not get back to their roots of carrying water for McCarthy-era censorious purges and Jim Crow.
Dominique BakerMe on the AAU "The AAU claims to be comprised of America’s leading research unis...But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...