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The American Association of University Professors champions academic freedom, advances shared governance, and organizes faculty to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.
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The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
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The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
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“If tenured faculty can be dismissed without a hearing at which the administration has to make the case before an elected body of peers, then that’s effectively the end of tenure in South Dakota."
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
South Dakota Adopts Post-Tenure Review
While the South Dakota Board of Regents says post-tenure review is a move toward increased accountability, critics say the policy will effectively kill tenure in the state.
www.insidehighered.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“If tenured faculty can be dismissed without a hearing at which the administration has to make the case before an elected body of peers, then that’s effectively the end of tenure in South Dakota."
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
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That is why @AFT.org and @AAUP.org have made college affordability a central part of our campaign, "Saving Lives, Building Futures, Powering the Economy." Learn more here: aft.org/HigherEdBenefitsEveryone (2/2)
Higher Education: Saving Lives, Building Futures, Powering the Economy
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January 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
That is why @AFT.org and @AAUP.org have made college affordability a central part of our campaign, "Saving Lives, Building Futures, Powering the Economy." Learn more here: aft.org/HigherEdBenefitsEveryone (2/2)
“This would make excellent material for a Monty Python sketch. One can imagine the official censorship list: these dialogues you are permitted to teach; those you must pretend do not exist — and if you ever cross the line, you will be fired.”
January 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“This would make excellent material for a Monty Python sketch. One can imagine the official censorship list: these dialogues you are permitted to teach; those you must pretend do not exist — and if you ever cross the line, you will be fired.”
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Many thanks to @aaup.org President Todd Wolfson for joining me on Breaking Culture Live to talk about the work AAUP is doing to defend academic freedom. Check out the last half of the interview to hear more about their process envisioning a future of US Higher Ed.
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AAUP President Todd Wolfson on the present struggles and a future vision for U.S. Higher Education
YouTube video by Breaking Culture Live
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January 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Many thanks to @aaup.org President Todd Wolfson for joining me on Breaking Culture Live to talk about the work AAUP is doing to defend academic freedom. Check out the last half of the interview to hear more about their process envisioning a future of US Higher Ed.
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While many of you are likely yelling "GO INDIANA!" or "GO OREGON!" I'm yelling "GO AAUP and academic freedom!"
Wild that Indiana is going to finally win a national football championship in the year that IU’s leaders & the state’s government decided it was no longer a serious research university.
So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
January 10, 2026 at 4:10 AM
While many of you are likely yelling "GO INDIANA!" or "GO OREGON!" I'm yelling "GO AAUP and academic freedom!"
Labor unions are calling for an end to violent ICE operations wreaking havoc in American cities.
Join us in raising our voices in collective opposition.
Link below.
Join us in raising our voices in collective opposition.
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Labor unions condemn ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good
Labor unions across the country are outraged following the murder of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in south Minneapolis.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Labor unions are calling for an end to violent ICE operations wreaking havoc in American cities.
Join us in raising our voices in collective opposition.
Link below.
Join us in raising our voices in collective opposition.
Link below.
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This loss of a right to a peer hearing is how Georgia gutted tenure and why @aaup.org censured the university system
“If tenured faculty can be dismissed without a hearing at which the administration has to make the case before an elected body of peers, then that’s effectively the end of tenure in South Dakota."
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
South Dakota Adopts Post-Tenure Review
While the South Dakota Board of Regents says post-tenure review is a move toward increased accountability, critics say the policy will effectively kill tenure in the state.
www.insidehighered.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This loss of a right to a peer hearing is how Georgia gutted tenure and why @aaup.org censured the university system
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“Let’s remember that after they murdered [Renee Good], they still went to a high school in Minneapolis and still terrorized teenagers in that city. And we in New haven, we as teachers must prepare to protect our students and our neighbors.” #ProtectOurKids @leslieblatteau.bsky.social @aft.org
Advocates Celebrate Avelo's Departure From Deportation Biz - New Haven Independent
Whoops and whistles rang across the Green Thursday as more than 100 immigrant rights advocates took a victory lap after Avelo Airlines announced an end to its deportation flights.
www.newhavenindependent.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
“Let’s remember that after they murdered [Renee Good], they still went to a high school in Minneapolis and still terrorized teenagers in that city. And we in New haven, we as teachers must prepare to protect our students and our neighbors.” #ProtectOurKids @leslieblatteau.bsky.social @aft.org
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January 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
5 ways that Senate Bill 1 in Ohio is changing higher ed:
1️⃣Academic programs are being eliminated
2️⃣DEI offices shut down & policies reworked
3️⃣Chilling effect on campus speech & academic freedom
4️⃣Faculty union powers curtailed
5️⃣Out-of-state universities recruit more Ohio students
1️⃣Academic programs are being eliminated
2️⃣DEI offices shut down & policies reworked
3️⃣Chilling effect on campus speech & academic freedom
4️⃣Faculty union powers curtailed
5️⃣Out-of-state universities recruit more Ohio students
Senate Bill 1 is reshaping Ohio public universities; 5 major changes
From eliminated degree programs to disbanded DEI offices, changes enacted by the controversial Senate Bill 1 have transformed Ohio's higher education landscape and prompted neighboring states to recru...
www.cleveland.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
5 ways that Senate Bill 1 in Ohio is changing higher ed:
1️⃣Academic programs are being eliminated
2️⃣DEI offices shut down & policies reworked
3️⃣Chilling effect on campus speech & academic freedom
4️⃣Faculty union powers curtailed
5️⃣Out-of-state universities recruit more Ohio students
1️⃣Academic programs are being eliminated
2️⃣DEI offices shut down & policies reworked
3️⃣Chilling effect on campus speech & academic freedom
4️⃣Faculty union powers curtailed
5️⃣Out-of-state universities recruit more Ohio students
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The Dean “also clarified that faculty may assign textbooks with chapters that cover transgender identity, so long as they do not talk about the material or include it on assignments or exam questions.”
And they call this an education?
The Dean “also clarified that faculty may assign textbooks with chapters that cover transgender identity, so long as they do not talk about the material or include it on assignments or exam questions.”
And they call this an education?
Plato Censored as Texas A&M Carries Out Course Review
A&M officials have also instructed English faculty not to teach books in core classes that have major plotlines concerning gay, lesbian or transgender identities.
www.insidehighered.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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The Dean “also clarified that faculty may assign textbooks with chapters that cover transgender identity, so long as they do not talk about the material or include it on assignments or exam questions.”
And they call this an education?
The Dean “also clarified that faculty may assign textbooks with chapters that cover transgender identity, so long as they do not talk about the material or include it on assignments or exam questions.”
And they call this an education?
“Plato does not agree with the narrative that there are two biological sexes and that everyone should be heterosexual. So it is controversial. But that's the whole point of including him in the syllabus.”
— Martin Peterson, Texas A&M
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— Martin Peterson, Texas A&M
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January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
“Plato does not agree with the narrative that there are two biological sexes and that everyone should be heterosexual. So it is controversial. But that's the whole point of including him in the syllabus.”
— Martin Peterson, Texas A&M
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— Martin Peterson, Texas A&M
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“If tenured faculty can be dismissed without a hearing at which the administration has to make the case before an elected body of peers, then that’s effectively the end of tenure in South Dakota."
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
South Dakota Adopts Post-Tenure Review
While the South Dakota Board of Regents says post-tenure review is a move toward increased accountability, critics say the policy will effectively kill tenure in the state.
www.insidehighered.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“If tenured faculty can be dismissed without a hearing at which the administration has to make the case before an elected body of peers, then that’s effectively the end of tenure in South Dakota."
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
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A history lesson that is very relevant to our present struggles. Note the importance of student-faculty solidarity! @aft.org @aaup.org
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What the 1968 fight for ethnic studies classes teaches us about today : Code Switch
The fight over the soul of higher education is very alive right now, with the Trump administration engaged in dozens of investigations and multiple lawsuits against colleges and universities around th...
www.npr.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
A history lesson that is very relevant to our present struggles. Note the importance of student-faculty solidarity! @aft.org @aaup.org
www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
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AAUP condemns UNC system's new syllabus policy
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AAUP Condemns UNC System Policy That “Further Empowers Those Attempting to Censor Teaching and Learning”
Join us in opposing the UNC System’s disastrous doxing database policy by signing a petition from the North Carolina AAUP state conference.
www.aaup.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM
AAUP condemns UNC system's new syllabus policy
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UNC Chapel Hill's decision to close six area studies centers is the Carolina Way version of Trump withdrawing the US from 66 global organizations -- narrow-minded, ill-considered, and devastating for both the university and the wider world. @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social
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Hundreds protest planned closure of international study centers at UNC
“Cuts like this are exactly what happens when you appoint a right-wing finance executive with no experience in higher education to run your university,” a student protester said.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
UNC Chapel Hill's decision to close six area studies centers is the Carolina Way version of Trump withdrawing the US from 66 global organizations -- narrow-minded, ill-considered, and devastating for both the university and the wider world. @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social
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In the light of ICE's unjustifiable murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, AAUP President Todd Wolfson has released a statement urging that ICE should suspend all operation in American cities.
Read full statement at link below 👇 and at the graphic in this thread 🧵
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
Read full statement at link below 👇 and at the graphic in this thread 🧵
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
AAUP President Todd Wolfson: ICE Should Suspend All Operation in American Cities
The AAUP stands in solidarity with the family of Renee Nicole Good and all communities that have suffered under ICE occupation.
www.aaup.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
In the light of ICE's unjustifiable murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, AAUP President Todd Wolfson has released a statement urging that ICE should suspend all operation in American cities.
Read full statement at link below 👇 and at the graphic in this thread 🧵
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
Read full statement at link below 👇 and at the graphic in this thread 🧵
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
Sign on to the petition to abandon this policy in the UNC system, which will stifle academic freedom, chill free inquiry, and expose educators and students to politically motivated attacks and targeted harassment.
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Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Sign on to the petition to abandon this policy in the UNC system, which will stifle academic freedom, chill free inquiry, and expose educators and students to politically motivated attacks and targeted harassment.
Sign below 👇
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"UNC's new policy reclassifying course descriptions & syllabi as public records & mandating the creation of an online database to house all course syllabi for a given semester poses a clear and unnecessary risk to North Carolina’s students, faculty, and communities."
Read full statement below 👇
Read full statement below 👇
AAUP Condemns UNC System Policy That “Further Empowers Those Attempting to Censor Teaching and Learning”
Join us in opposing the UNC system’s disastrous doxing database policy by signing a petition from the North Carolina AAUP state conference.
www.aaup.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
"UNC's new policy reclassifying course descriptions & syllabi as public records & mandating the creation of an online database to house all course syllabi for a given semester poses a clear and unnecessary risk to North Carolina’s students, faculty, and communities."
Read full statement below 👇
Read full statement below 👇
Statement by AAUP President Todd Wolf on the murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE⬇️
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Statement by AAUP President Todd Wolf on the murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE⬇️
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
In the light of ICE's unjustifiable murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, AAUP President Todd Wolfson has released a statement urging that ICE should suspend all operation in American cities.
Read full statement at link below 👇 and at the graphic in this thread 🧵
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
Read full statement at link below 👇 and at the graphic in this thread 🧵
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
AAUP President Todd Wolfson: ICE Should Suspend All Operation in American Cities
The AAUP stands in solidarity with the family of Renee Nicole Good and all communities that have suffered under ICE occupation.
www.aaup.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
In the light of ICE's unjustifiable murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, AAUP President Todd Wolfson has released a statement urging that ICE should suspend all operation in American cities.
Read full statement at link below 👇 and at the graphic in this thread 🧵
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
Read full statement at link below 👇 and at the graphic in this thread 🧵
#AbolishICE
#AcademicSky
UNC-Chapel Hill obeys the dictates of Project 2025 by unilaterally closing 6 area studies centers.
“The administration announced these cuts when they thought no one was watching, but we are watching, and we are here to say to everyone: you do not get to dismantle our education quietly.”
“The administration announced these cuts when they thought no one was watching, but we are watching, and we are here to say to everyone: you do not get to dismantle our education quietly.”
'Dismantle our education quietly': Campus demonstration protests area studies center closures
At a rally hosted by TransparUNCy and other organizations, over one hundred people gathered in front of South Building at noon on the first day of classes to voice their opposition to the closure of t...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
UNC-Chapel Hill obeys the dictates of Project 2025 by unilaterally closing 6 area studies centers.
“The administration announced these cuts when they thought no one was watching, but we are watching, and we are here to say to everyone: you do not get to dismantle our education quietly.”
“The administration announced these cuts when they thought no one was watching, but we are watching, and we are here to say to everyone: you do not get to dismantle our education quietly.”