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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.
Read the order here:
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.
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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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
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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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@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
— Martin Peterson, Texas A&M
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@texasaft.org
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
“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
"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 👇
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...
www.dailytarheel.com
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.”
UNC-Chapel Hill obeys Project 2025 dictates by closing all 6 area studies centers.
“Admin announced these cuts when they thought no one was watching, but we are watching & we are here to say to everyone: you do not get to dismantle our education quietly.”
“Admin announced these cuts when they thought no one was watching, but we are watching & 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...
www.dailytarheel.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
UNC-Chapel Hill obeys Project 2025 dictates by closing all 6 area studies centers.
“Admin announced these cuts when they thought no one was watching, but we are watching & we are here to say to everyone: you do not get to dismantle our education quietly.”
“Admin announced these cuts when they thought no one was watching, but we are watching & we are here to say to everyone: you do not get to dismantle our education quietly.”
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An associate dean told English faculty “literature with major plot lines that concern gay, lesbian or transgender identities should not be taught in core-curriculum classes…faculty may assign textbooks with chapters that cover transgender identity, so long as they do not talk about the material.”🙃
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 2:57 PM
An associate dean told English faculty “literature with major plot lines that concern gay, lesbian or transgender identities should not be taught in core-curriculum classes…faculty may assign textbooks with chapters that cover transgender identity, so long as they do not talk about the material.”🙃
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Texas state rep on professors determining curriculum: “What we’re seeing here is just actually further evidence that inmates have been running the asylums in Texas public universities for far too long.” Professors are being made inmates.
“A research university that censors Plato abandons its obligation to truth, inquiry, and the public trust — and should not be regarded as a serious institution of higher learning.”
— AAUP Texas A&M
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— AAUP Texas A&M
@nytimes.com
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Texas state rep on professors determining curriculum: “What we’re seeing here is just actually further evidence that inmates have been running the asylums in Texas public universities for far too long.” Professors are being made inmates.
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ICE is terrorizing kids and communities who don't want them there! Why can't this administration focus on working with people to help everyone instead of creating fear, violence and death?
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January 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
ICE is terrorizing kids and communities who don't want them there! Why can't this administration focus on working with people to help everyone instead of creating fear, violence and death?
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Syllabi review policies at Texas A&M introduce censorship on discussions of race & gender in 200 courses.
Restrictions include banning Plato's writings, who "founded Academy, the very first university," Martin Peterson says.
"If we cannot freely discuss Plato, we no longer have a university."
Restrictions include banning Plato's writings, who "founded Academy, the very first university," Martin Peterson says.
"If we cannot freely discuss Plato, we no longer have a university."
Texas A&M restrictions on race, gender could affect 200 courses
With the semester set to begin next week, professors have been directed to alter courses, and some classes have been removed or reassigned from the core curriculum at the College Station campus.
www.texastribune.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Syllabi review policies at Texas A&M introduce censorship on discussions of race & gender in 200 courses.
Restrictions include banning Plato's writings, who "founded Academy, the very first university," Martin Peterson says.
"If we cannot freely discuss Plato, we no longer have a university."
Restrictions include banning Plato's writings, who "founded Academy, the very first university," Martin Peterson says.
"If we cannot freely discuss Plato, we no longer have a university."
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If you work in higher ed, we need you in the fight. That means joining @aaup.org and organizing with friends. "Organizing" can sound like something only crazy charismatic activists do. It's not--it's a science and an art and anyone can do it. National has a new (remote) Core Skills training in Feb.
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
If you work in higher ed, we need you in the fight. That means joining @aaup.org and organizing with friends. "Organizing" can sound like something only crazy charismatic activists do. It's not--it's a science and an art and anyone can do it. National has a new (remote) Core Skills training in Feb.
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It’s not just Plato that is being banned. At least 200 liberal arts courses are affected by Texas A&M’s overimplementation of SB 37. www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/t...
Texas A&M restrictions on race, gender could affect 200 courses
With the semester set to begin next week, professors have been directed to alter courses, and some classes have been removed or reassigned from the core curriculum at the College Station campus.
www.texastribune.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It’s not just Plato that is being banned. At least 200 liberal arts courses are affected by Texas A&M’s overimplementation of SB 37. www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/t...
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A real-life contemporary moral problem. What does an ethics class look like in an authoritarian regime? This post links to the banned syllabus.
"Dr. Peterson said he would reluctantly alter the course." See Update 2 at dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University, was told by university officials today about his upcoming "Contemporary Moral Problems" course, due to start next
dailynous.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
A real-life contemporary moral problem. What does an ethics class look like in an authoritarian regime? This post links to the banned syllabus.
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I'm really proud of this academic freedom syllabus language that the @aaup.org CDAF fellows developed. Having language like this opens up an opportunity to talk with your students about what academic freedom is (and is not). If you add it to your syllabus this semester let me know how it goes!
The Center for Academic Freedom has developed some recommendations and language around academic freedom that you can make part of your semester syllabus. Check out this post by CDAF director @isaackamola.bsky.social for details and links. open.substack.com/pub/academic...
Your Syllabus and Academic Freedom
Making an affirmative case for the values that underpin our work.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I'm really proud of this academic freedom syllabus language that the @aaup.org CDAF fellows developed. Having language like this opens up an opportunity to talk with your students about what academic freedom is (and is not). If you add it to your syllabus this semester let me know how it goes!