how good human nature can be that academia is still working on such a collaborative and communicative basis despite capitalist and neoliberal pressures.

you mean all the dozens of prestigious unis who completely buckled like an accordion to obey in advance and defenestrate their DEI policies because…trump?

to be fair, the cultural anti intellectual takeover of the country is basically complete-- that, added to the college age population cliff, and fascism means higher education’s days are numbered anyway. unless you’re a STEM hotshot and are willing to sign a “i love trump and i hate DEI” pledge, then you should start thinking about plans B, C, and D