Sam Alterman, a Tufts University graduate student organizer, talks to Jordan about Rümeysa Öztürk kidnapping and the grad student union’s response. We discuss the chilling affect her capture had on campus and in the community, how Trump’s attacks on higher ed are affecting the global research community and more.

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Ep. 380: Jackbooted Thugs ft. Sam Alterman