The university was scared, he knew that. It was dependent on those students and the governments that lent them the money to pay the fees. And that government was clear about its criteria: where it would “invest” and where it would not, which invitations it would “work with” and which it wouldn’t. The university had already downplayed its more controversial initiatives. The Agents no longer mentioned DEI in recruitment drives. The brand was being repositioned. But now it was the curriculum. Agents had been reprogrammed. He knew it was only a matter of time before they questioned his speculation class.