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President at The University of Texas at Austin

Texas is open for business, and The University of Texas at Austin is happy to provide talent, research and partnership!

The fact that the president of The University of Texas at Austin is posting this with such excitement, while not recognizing the real reason why Musk has made such a decision (that being discrimination and transphobia) is at best an unacceptable act of ignorance, and at worst a horrible act of condoning hate and discrimination in our society. Please do better Jay Hartzell, as I am incredibly disappointed (more so infuriated) by your post.

Not only is spacex a terrible company to work for the reason for the move should not be celebrated. Not a good look UT.

Jill Meyers, FRAeS

🔹 Driver of Good Things 🔹

2mo

As a member of your Academy of Distinguished Alumni, I am disgusted by your embracing Musk, who has stated he is leaving California because they passed laws to be more supportive of the LGBT community. I am ashamed to be associated with the university.

Ali Altahafi

Researcher and Masters Candidate @ The University of Texas at Austin | Public Policy Analysis

2mo

it seems on par that you'd support this since you engaged in over-compliance with eliminating many DEI orgs and initiatives.

As a former Longhorn I am very disappointed in this comment endorsing something motivated by such obvious cynicism and contempt for people.

📡🚀🌒Sam Peterson

Building the new space economy!

2mo

Texas is a growing space economy. There is a lot of talent coming out of UT Austin and other schools in the state.

Joel Irby

Design for Testability and Debug

2mo

How much $$$ does he want *not* to put the HQ in Austin? 🤔

Jesús Nava

Proprietor of New World Films LLC, Independent Filmmaker

2mo

Good Riddance! Take advantage of Texas ignorance and destroy the beautiful Texas coast for money.

Alyssa Mahoney

Student at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

2mo

This is incredibly disappointing. I hope UT's wealth of talent isn't wasted on companies whose leaders don't support human rights

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