[saganite]

Childish, emotional, devoid of thought, angry, puerile (but I repeat myself).

Frankly I’m glad to see this. It perfectly illustrates the mindset of the left. They don’t feel the need to convince anyone of their position with reasoned thought. They think a primal scream is sufficient.

[hsalaw]

This is one of the definitions of "academic" as an adjective:

3 a : THEORETICAL, SPECULATIVE b : having no practical or useful significance

Between this childish outburst and Columbia U's equally childish conduct, academia indeed is making itself "academic."