brendan halpin

I am not a big money donor to my alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. I’m not even a small money donor. So I’m sure they won’t care, but I just want it publicly noted that Penn is a repugnant institution. Here’s the email I sent the alumni office, the president, and the trustees:

The University's repeated capitulations to the fascist agenda, from the armed raid on a private residence to investigate a petty vandalism charge to its recent concession to anti-trans panic in the matter of Lia Thomas, are perhaps not surprising from the Trump family's university of choice, but they are morally repugnant to me, and I no longer wish to have any association with your university as a result.

Please remove me from every alumni list you have. I don't want The Pennsylvania Gazette, I don't want nervous undergrads calling me for donations, and I don't want emails about anything pertaining to the university. 

When the history of this time is written, Penn's eager facilitation of the fascist agenda will be noted. I am ashamed of my association with the university, and if you are reading this, you should be as well.