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AAUP @aaup.org · 2d

Over 100 Brown U students & 20 faculty members gathered outside
the campus today to demand that the university reject Trump’s loyalty oath compact. Professors & students taped their mouths shut to symbolize the compact’s threat to free speech, #academicfreedom & diversity of thought.
#DefendHigherEd

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Roberto Ignacio Díaz @robertissimus.bsky.social · 3d

Glad to see we’re united against the “compact.” For one, I love USC’s cosmopolitanism. I’m proud to have directed dissertations by students from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the U.S., and every term I love having awesome students from China, India, and many other places. Fight on!

Faculty called for USC to ‘promptly reject’ Trump compact - Daily Trojan

The Academic Senate called a special meeting Monday for faculty to provide input on the demands.

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AFT @aft.org · 9d

"The federal government should not, under any circumstances, dictate who goes to college, what can be researched, or learned, and what can or can’t be the subject of critical academic inquiry." - AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org President @proftwolf.bsky.social

AAUP’s Wolfson and AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for Colleges and Universities

WASHINGTON—AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement slamming the Trump administration’s ideological litmus test for higher education. The two affil...

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Lisa Voigt @lisaluso.bsky.social · 10d

Or 3? (It looks like Russell Berman’s term expired.) It’s gut-wrenching to see our government’s abandonment and destruction of the humanities, and of humanity, at the same time. They are connected.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 11d

This case … squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us.”

“The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally ‘yes, they do’.

— Judge William G. Young

#AAUPvRubio

Opinion

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 15d

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

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AAUP @aaup.org · 22d

“What’s so striking here...is that this is allegedly all about antisemitism, & almost nothing in the demand letter is actually about addressing antisemitism nor does it even reference or discuss all the things that universities have done to address alleged antisemitism.”

Groups sue administration over funding freeze at University of California

A coalition of groups representing faculty members, students and staff members at UC campuses are challenging frozen federal research funding at UCLA and other federal actions.

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Rachel Coyle Ohio @rachelcoyle.wtf · 22d

The #Ohio Democrats' proposed maps are very impressive

They follow all aspects of our state Constitution (novel concept) but would also create districts that are ACTUALLY FLIPPABLE by BOTH PARTIES!

We could hold our legislators accountable! 🥹

Read more: ohiohouse.gov/news/democra...

How Things Work at the Statehouse @howthingsworkoh.bsky.social · 22d

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Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 22d

VICTORY: The City of Chicago, represented by Everytown Law and co-counsel, will proceed to discovery in its case against Glock. Glock has been selling pistols that are especially easy to convert into illegal machine guns for decades. This is a major step forward in holding Glock accountable.

In Major Victory for Public Safety, Chicago Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Glock Accountable For Sale and Marketing of Pistols That Are Easily Converted Into Machine Guns Proceeds to Discovery

From 2021 Through May 2024, over 1,300 Glocks Modified into Machine Guns Were Recovered by the Chicago Police Department CHICAGO – The City of Chicago, represented by the Chicago Department …

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American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio @acluohio.bsky.social · 23d

Ohio State University must permit students to think critically, speak boldly, and dissent without fear of expulsion, even if the viewpoints expressed are offensive to the Trump administration, or to the sensibilities of the majority.

See you in court.
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ACLU of Ohio sues Ohio State over student expulsion, citing free speech violations

ACLU sues Ohio State over student Guy Christensen’s expulsion, alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment violations for political social media posts.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 25d

The rampant violations of academic freedom and intrusions on extramural speech are escalating rapidly. Faculty members have the right to speak or write as citizens, free from institutional censorship or discipline. Expression of opinion as a citizen does not constitute grounds for dismissal.

Clemson fires two more faculty members over Charlie Kirk comments

Clemson leaders had come under increased pressure from people online as well as South Carolina Republican politicians to take action.

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Rachel Coyle Ohio @rachelcoyle.wtf · 25d

Today, VP Vance told Americans to get their neighbors fired for speaking negatively about #CharlieKirk

The government can't (yet) arrest you for #FreeSpeech, so they're pressuring your employers & neighbors to punish you instead

Their goal is to create a culture where we're afraid to speak freely

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Adam Miller for U.S. Congress @adammiller2026.bsky.social · 25d

Here’s the question for Ohio:
👉 Why haven’t Mike Carey, Mike Turner, or Warren Davidson signed the petition yet?
If they believe in transparency and accountability, there should be nothing stopping them from joining.

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Rachel Coyle Ohio @rachelcoyle.wtf · 25d

If you are fired or punished for expressing your opinion:

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25d

You need to know what might be coming.

Trump could have brought the nation together to confront political violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk.

Instead he appears to be preparing to use the shooting as a pretext to destroy his political opposition and consolidate power.

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Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 26d

“41 states allow permitless open carry, and nearly 30 allow permitless concealed carry. This trajectory leads to a society where firearms could be everywhere, and where neither officers nor ordinary citizens can tell the difference between a law-abiding gun owner and the next shooter.”- Nick Suplina

Opinion | How open carry laws make securing Charlie Kirk-style events more difficult

In open-carry states, police can’t easily distinguish between a person legally carrying a weapon and someone preparing to commit violence.

www.msnbc.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 26d

"President Walsh should reconsider and reverse course, reinstate the campus leaders he sidelined, and reassure all faculty that their ability to teach will not be sacrificed to political whims."

#AcademicFreedom
#DefendHigherEd

www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

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AAUP @aaup.org · 26d

The AAUP notes with great alarm the rash of recent administrative actions to discipline faculty, staff, & student speech in the aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 27d

These firings, with zero due process, are violations of widely accepted principles of academic freedom & are completely unacceptable. College & university administrators MUST NOT exploit these shocking events to censor protected speech & concentrate their own power.

www.wsmv.com/2025/09/12/t...

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 27d

I know there’s a lot going on but just days ago our government dropped a bomb on a boat killing everyone on board. They said a whole lot of stuff about why they did it without producing any evidence.

And now no one is talking about it.

That’s messed up. We can’t let them sweep this under the rug.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 28d

We have failed our children.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 29d

Todd Wolfson, AAUP President, echoing the position of his organization, said guns should not be permitted on college campuses. It impedes efforts to have productive discussions on important & controversial issues when “somebody’s got a weapon on their hip,” he said.

Charlie Kirk's death renews focus on the balance between free speech and safety

Free speech experts told USA TODAY that colleges and universities can't be dissuaded from hosting controversial speakers in light of Kirk's murder.

www.usatoday.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · Sep 11

"It is appalling that a university professor, her dean, & her department chair have been removed from their positions based on viral video clips & an online outrage machine stirred by state politicians & the governor himself."

Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · Sep 11

New on Academe Blog: academeblog.org/2025/09/10/t...

Texas A&M University Caves to Political Pressure, Violating Faculty Rights to Academic Freedom and Due Process

BY THE TEXAS CONFERENCE OF THE AAUP This week’s events are the clearest example yet: We are bargaining away Texas’s future so politicians can have material for fundraising emails and viral social m…

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AAUP @aaup.org · Sep 10

Universities must be bastions of open inquiry, not battlegrounds for partisan intimidation.

Please sign & share.

AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · Sep 10

chng.it/v648fZ9tKW Solidarity with colleagues at Texas A&M.

Sign the Petition

Stop the Overreach: Reinstate the Dean of Arts & Sciences Now

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Lisa Voigt @lisaluso.bsky.social · Sep 10

I agree—and I imagine you’re joking, Stephanie, but this sounds like you *don’t* need a sabbatical because you can get all that research done on top of being chair! Amazing, but don’t ruin it for the rest of us who can’t! 😂 The argument is usually: I have to get back to my own work

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