I think it should be noted that Snyder, when he announced his teaching appointment to the University of Toronto, said it is a move he and his wife (Marci Shore, who also got an appointment to the same school) had been contemplating for a couple years. It sounded more like it was a lucrative career move for both of them rather than them wanting to forsake these shores. Both will work at Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, and Snyder will be the school’s inaugural chair in Modern European History. This is from the Yale Daily News that announced Snyder and Shore's relocation:
"[Marci] Shore wrote that the Munk School had long attempted to recruit her and Snyder and that the couple had seriously considered the offers 'for the past two years.' Shore wrote that the couple decided to take the positions after the November 2024 elections. However, a spokesperson for Snyder told Inside Higher Ed that Snyder’s decision was made before the elections, was largely personal and came amid 'difficult family matters.' The spokesperson also said that he had 'no desire' to leave the United States.
"Shore wrote that her and Snyder’s children were factors in the couple’s decision."
I think it should be noted that Snyder, when he announced his teaching appointment to the University of Toronto, said it is a move he and his wife (Marci Shore, who also got an appointment to the same school) had been contemplating for a couple years. It sounded more like it was a lucrative career move for both of them rather than them wanting to forsake these shores. Both will work at Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, and Snyder will be the school’s inaugural chair in Modern European History. This is from the Yale Daily News that announced Snyder and Shore's relocation:
"[Marci] Shore wrote that the Munk School had long attempted to recruit her and Snyder and that the couple had seriously considered the offers 'for the past two years.' Shore wrote that the couple decided to take the positions after the November 2024 elections. However, a spokesperson for Snyder told Inside Higher Ed that Snyder’s decision was made before the elections, was largely personal and came amid 'difficult family matters.' The spokesperson also said that he had 'no desire' to leave the United States.
"Shore wrote that her and Snyder’s children were factors in the couple’s decision."
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/03/27/three-prominent-yale-professors-depart-for-canadian-university-citing-trump-fears/
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/04/04/snyder-on-leaving-yale/
I felt the same way until I read this. But even so....