By: Phuc Ngo ’27 President Michael S. Roth ’78 penned an article for TIME discussing the strategy of de-escalation versus appeasement that universities and other institutions have used in response to attacks on higher education. Roth argues in the piece that while de-escalation with Trump would be a desirable solution, it is currently difficult to achieve. The failure of de-escalation so far has led to appeasement, a far less effective and dangerous strategy. In conclusion, Roth stated, “many decision makers are afraid, and so they choose a path of appeasement with a White House bent on revenge and aggrandizing power,…