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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 1h

“That was ... the point of the whole arrest – just to harass me + to send a message to other people around the state and especially faculty," Heyman said, "that we should not protest + we should not object to the abuse of our First Amendment rights by militarized troops on our college campuses."

Former UT lecturer's lingering charges from pro-Palestinian protest dismissed

Rich Heyman was arrested after state police accused him of assault and criminal mischief.

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 2h

Trump is demanding nine colleges and universities sign a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." These demands will come to all of higher ed if we don't stand together and fight back now. Tell our college and university administrations: Reject the Compact! tinyurl.com/rejectthecom...

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UNC-CH AAUP @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social · 3h

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‘I will never retreat.’ UNC professor defends record after reinstatement

The professor, Dwayne Dixon, snubbed allegations of inciting political violence during a press conference on Wednesday.

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Kathy Roberts Forde @krforde.bsky.social · 3h

The federal govt is trying to take over US universities. This is called “authoritarian consolidation.” We CANNOT let it happen. Sign this @aaup.org petition. Say no to loyalty oaths. www.defendingourcampuses.org

Defending Our Campuses and Communities

The AFT and the AAUP are working with allies in higher education and the labor movement to defend and advance higher education that is accessible and affordable for all who want it, and to protect the...

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 3h

👏👏👏 @texasexes.org

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 3h

Longhorns have an open letter they can sign here

bit.ly/nodealtexas

A flyer reading “Keep Texas Free” with a picture of a state of Bevo on the strip

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Mick Gusinde-Duffy @mickodopolous.bsky.social · 3h

2021; still eminently quotable:

"With more than 4,000 degree-granting institutions and fewer than 130 university presses in the United States and Canada, this vital infrastructure of knowledge and career advancement is directly supported by less than 3 percent of the institutions it benefits."

Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 4h

Worth repeating: "University presses are essential infrastructure for the humanities & should be financially supported in the same way that other higher education inter-institutional infrastructure is." Some powerful examples here:

Institutions and funders must recognize the contributions of university presses to the humanities infrastructure (opinion)

Recognizing the university press community’s essential contributions to that infrastructure will be crucial as institutions and funders plan for the future, write Charles Watkinson and Melissa Pitts.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 3h

“I joined the AAUP because I wanted to connect w/ people who shared the values I hold dear — values that are under attack & need defending. I saw the opportunity to participate in the trial because of that connection. & because of that connection, I felt able to take a risk worth taking.”

I’m a Non-Citizen Professor. Here’s Why I Testified Against Trump. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

I am glad that I could re-learn this crucial lesson. Surround yourself with the right people. Stand in solidarity with them. Courses of action will make themselves known to you, along with the resourc...

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AAUP @aaup.org · 1d

We encourage all AAUP members and concerned citizens to join the No Kings protest on Saturday, October 18. Actions are organized locally, and you can find details about an event near you at the link below👇

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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kinesinmotors.bsky.social @kinesinmotors.bsky.social · 2d

🍂 🧪 MIT Chapter of American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Response to Administration's "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education"

Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · 2d

I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Letter Regarding Compact

MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors October 6, 2025 Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” MIT has been invited by the federal governmen...

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Courtney Joslin @courtneygjoslin.bsky.social · 2d

"The Vanderbilt Chapter of the AAUP stands with the national AAUP, the AAUP chapters of the other targeted universities, and members of the Vanderbilt community in opposing the Compact and demanding that our administration do so as well."

Jonathan Gilligan @jgilligan.org · 2d

The Vanderbilt chapter of @aaup.org has issued a statement condemning President Trump's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" as an illegal assault on civil rights, academic freedom, shared governance, and institutional autonomy.

vanderbiltaaup.org/2025/10/06/s...

Statement by the Vanderbilt AAUP Executive Committee on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”

October 6, 2025 On October 2nd, Vanderbilt was among nine universities “invited” to sign a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” with the federal government. The Compact, however, i…

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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 5d

Dwayne has his job back because we organized for it. We fight or we die. Join AAUP today www.aaup.org/join

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AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · 16h

To sign this loyalty oath, as AAUP-Penn president Jessa Lingel says, “would be a total betrayal of our values” whyy.org/articles/pen...

Penn union organizers call Trump demands on higher ed ‘total betrayal of our values’

The White House asked nine universities to make sweeping policy changes to access federal programs like visas and research grants.

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 1d

sign and share and join AAUP actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...

Trump Higher Ed Compact 2025

We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the T...

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 4h

“The current situation threatens lasting damage to Texas Tech University…Students deserve to be taught by faculty who can address their disciplines fully + honestly.” The AAUP Chapter at Texas Tech condemns campus censorship, calls for meeting with university leaders. ⬇️

AAUP-Texas Tech Pushes Back Against Campus Censorship

Below is a letter from the AAUP Chapter at Texas Tech University. The AAUP-TTU Chapter is part of the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), which is affiliated...

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NPR @npr.org · 4h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Kathy Roberts Forde @krforde.bsky.social · 5h

PLEASE REPOST: An alumni petition you can sign whether you attended one of the 9 universities asked to sign a Trump admin loyalty oath. We are in dangerous times. And we must resist. Please sign and share widely.

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org

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CT State Conference-AAUP @ct-aaup.bsky.social · 16h

“If you make statements that right-wing politicians don’t like, then you can lose your job. Period. That is chilling” — Isaac Kamola of the @aaup.org Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom and Faculty First Responders, which provides peer-to-peer support for professors who have been targeted.

How Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist reshaped free speech on campus

Experts say the project laid the groundwork for subsequent attempts to limit what professors and teachers say in the classroom.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 5h

"American civil society has more than enough financial and organizational muscle to stop this authoritarian offensive. But it requires collective resolve. And it requires leadership, which has been in painfully short supply."

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard Must Take a Stand Against Trump’s Compact | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard, rather than quietly pursuing its own appeasement strategy, should lead the way to preserve academic freedom and democracy.

www.thecrimson.com

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🪬Lina-Maria Murillo @drlmmurillo.bsky.social · 5h

Manufacturing a crisis so they can label "protests as terrorism" is as Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social explains it "directly out of an authoritarian playbook." In solidarity with my historian colleague and comrade, Mark Bray.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6h

Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

6a E Mark.mp4 - 6a E Mark - Frame.io

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The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwire.com · 21h

Ken Paxton’s showing at a Turning Point USA event hours after announcing “undercover operations” into “leftist terror cells” made one thing clear: Kirk’s death is being used by Republican leaders to justify power grabs.

thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/08/k...

Texas Republicans Are Using Charlie Kirk’s ‘Martyrdom’ to Crush Free Speech

Hours after announcing ‘undercover operations’ into leftist groups, Ken Paxton compared Charlie Kirk to Jesus at a Turning Point USA event.

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Academic Anarchy🏴 - Antifa Founder @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 9h

GIFT LINK: For anyone wondering about Mark Bray, according to this article, it seems he is okay for now after the airport debacle and will be leaving soon.

These TPUSA dox squads are stochastic terrorists.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 1d

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 1d

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

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Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

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Susan (George) Schorn @susanschorn.bsky.social · 1d

UT-Austin alumni: Here's a letter you can sign expressing opposition to this destruction of our alma mater. www.change.org/p/alumni-urg...

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Susan (George) Schorn @susanschorn.bsky.social · 1d

Also, be vocal about not donating to the school until the state of Texas protects academic freedom as it is constitutionally obligated to do: www.reddit.com/r/UTAustin/c...

From the UTAustin community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the UTAustin community

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 1d

“You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better," Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock said in a recent message to the campus community. "At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves.” buff.ly/dv5e3RR

Dartmouth preparing feedback to Trump administration’s college compact proposal

The White House’s 10-point memo issued to Dartmouth and eight other highly regarded schools asks them to commit to a number of conditions that align with the administration’s policy positions and…

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