Marc Andreessen Says Universities Will ‘Pay the Price’ for DEI Policies

Marc Andreessen Says Universities Will ‘Pay the Price’ for DEI Policies

Marc Andreessen Says Universities Will ‘Pay the Price’ for DEI Policies A growing clash between tech leaders and academic institutions is surfacing as Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, delivers bold criticisms of elite universities and their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. In a recent group chat with AI scientists and former Trump administration officials, Andreessen reportedly claimed that institutions such as Stanford and MIT have abandoned their academic missions in favor of political agendas. These comments, captured via screenshots and first reported by the Washington Post , are reigniting the national debate over DEI’s role in higher education. Many are now asking: what does Marc Andreessen mean when he says universities will “pay the price” for DEI? Image Credits:David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Images Marc Andreessen’s Views on Universities and DEI In the leaked group chat, Andreessen reportedly labeled MIT and Stanford—his alma mater—as “polit…