AMERICAN UNIVERSITY – Interim president David Marchick opened his latest e-mail to the student body with a land acknowledgement and closed it with his pronouns. When reached for comment, Merchick stated “I have ALWAYS lived by progressive values” and that he “respects the rights of indigenous people the world over.” When asked if this had anything to do with the midterm results he responded with a polite, but firm, no.

The e-mail outlined, among other things, a 25% increase in tuition, plans to build a new international campus in the Israeli controlled section of the West Bank, and a $40 million investment in OpenAI. Does the acknowledgement  represent a legitimate change of heart? Have Marchick’s eyes seen the glory of the coming of the woke? It is yet to be seen.