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AAUP @aaup.org · 1d

NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!

Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.

Please click below, sign, & share.

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University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

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AAUP @aaup.org · 6h

“If we aren't free to pursue research and teaching based on wherever the knowledge leads us, we are not truly working in the service of the public.”

— Rana Jaleel, associate professor at UC Davis & Chair of the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom & Tenure

How Academic Freedom in Universities Generates the Greatest Value for Society

Academic freedom is at the foundation of one of the most powerful and fundamental ideas about universities. Learn about how academic freedom has contributed to broad benefits in society and UC Davis f...

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AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · 1h

Now and forever, AAUP-Penn stands in solidarity with GETUP-UAW. Read our public statement today, as GETUP members held a massive practice picket to show they are ready to win a fair contract aaup-penn.org/statement-of...

GETUP members in blue UAW shirts with picket signs gather near the entrance to College Green on Walnut St

picketers marching single-file in two lines that form a circle stretching across campus and around the block

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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 6h

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · 2h

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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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 4h

Federal workers in Chicago rallied today to demand that Congress pass a budget that works for all Americans, not billionaires. Trump has been shutting down public services & federal workers for months. It's time for Congress to hold the line to protect the healthcare & public services we all need.

A crowd of protestors with signs poses for a picture at Federal Plaza in Chicago.

A man in a hat speaks behind a podium while protestors with signs stand behind him.

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North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 4h

News coverage: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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CBS19 News: Charlottesville News First @cbs19news.bsky.social · 7h

#JustIn: Democrats in the state Senate say "future budget considerations" could impact UVA if it signs onto the Trump administration's education compact.

State Senate Democrats tell UVA to not consider education compact

Democrats in the state Senate write that if UVA signs the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, “there will be significant consequences in future Virginia budget cycles.”

www.cbs19news.com

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AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · 10h

Looking good, GETUP-UAW! ❤️✊

GETUP members holding signs in a practice picket running single-file all across College Green

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AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · 11h

Did you know GETUP-UAW members have been in negotiations with Penn for a year now? They are serious about winning a fair contract, and it is well past time. Practice picket right now on College Green—come out!

Many GETUP members in t-shirts getting ready to picket!

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AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · 1d

Philly Inquirer nails it: “No amount of money is worth what the Trump administration is asking for.”

Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 1d

OPINION: "Signing on to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education offered by the Trump administration would end the school's ability to determine its own future." — The Inquirer Editorial Board

Federal funding is not worth Penn’s independence | Editorial

Signing on to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education offered by the Trump administration would end the school's ability to determine its own future.

www.inquirer.com

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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 2d

"We are living through a multi-decade moral panic that’s been manufactured against higher education." @aaup.org @isaackamola.bsky.social

Panelists sound alarm about state of academic freedom at Democracy Project event

At Friday’s event, four panelists discussed current threats to academic freedom.

www.browndailyherald.com

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Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail higher ed so they can dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers study, and who's able to be safe at school. Sign on to this petition to reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" compact! https://loom.ly/GGoLaDI

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 5d

The question journalists need to be asking is: WHY is the government trying this?

It’s because they want to control universities in unlawful ways that courts will not allow; it’s not working; so they’re trying to get universities to sign up “voluntarily” for unlawful levels of government control.

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UChicago AAUP @uchicagoaaup.bsky.social · 4d

Get ready! Be there!

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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d

Check out AAUP’s statement denouncing the Trump admin’s compact and undemocratic loyalty oaths here👇

Universities Must Reject Trump Admin "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda is entirely corrupt.

www.aaup.org

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 5d

Did you know that UC leadership has *refused to share* the demand letter it received from the Trump administration? We deserve to know what's in it. On Sept. 30, UCLA's Legislative Assembly, which represents senate faculty across campus, voted UNANIMOUSLY to call on admin to show us the letter.

September 30, 2025, Special Legislative Assembly Meeting –
Notification of Actions
1. Resolution to Request the Department of Justice Letter
Legislative Assembly members voted via the Academic Senate Data Management System on the Resolution to Request the Department of Justice Letter. The Legislative Assembly received a total of 116 votes cast: 116 Approve, 0 Oppose. This Resolution required a majority of votes cast by present members to be approved. [AIPSC (2nd ed.) 5.1]. All eligible votes cast (100%) were to Approve this Resolution.

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AAUP–Penn @aaup-penn.bsky.social · 5d

Well, well, well www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities

www.nytimes.com

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 5d

you can often tell the fake academic freedom/free speech heroes from the real ones because when asked to think of ways to defend freedom, the fake ones don’t generally think of unions, and in fact often blame them. wrongo!!

North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 5d

UNC Chapel Hill has reinstated Prof. Dwayne Dixon.
Rather than conduct a threat assessment of a faculty member based on spurious accusations, UNC should conduct an assessment of its own administration's threat to First Amendment rights and academic freedom. @aaup.org
www.wral.com/news/local/u...

UNC professor reinstated after investigation into alleged ties with politically motivated group

UNC-Chapel Hill has reinstated a professor who was linked to groups believed to call for politically motivated violence. An investigation found that Dwayne Dixon posed no threat to the campus communit...

www.wral.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d

Finally, check out AAUP-Penn’s statement that clearly frames the compact as a “threat, not an invitation.”

No to partisan interference in higher education!

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Statement here👇

Statement by the AAUP-Penn Executive Committee on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education | AAUP–Penn

October 2, 2025 (updated 4:15pm) All members of the Penn community are invited to sign this petition urging the administration to say no to the Compact. We were alarmed to read reports that Penn has b...

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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d

Say NO to Trump’s loyalty oaths and extortion of our universities!

We will NOT throw our students, faculty, and staff under the bus to comply with undemocratic and partisan ideological agendas.

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Isaac Kamola @isaackamola.bsky.social · 5d

3/ The AAUP/AFT statement calling on "all college and university governing boards, campus administrations, academic disciplinary organizations...to reject such collusion with the Trump administration and to stand firmly on the side of free expression" www.aaup.org/news/univers...

Universities Must Reject Trump Admin "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda is entirely corrupt.

www.aaup.org

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Isaac Kamola @isaackamola.bsky.social · 5d

4/ A statement from the always awesome @aaup-penn.bsky.social reminding the admin that they already made concessions and are now being extorted once again (hey, admin out there, listen to your AAUP chapters!): aaup-penn.org/news/

News | AAUP–Penn

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 5d

Check out me & @chenjerai.bsky.social & Lorena Grundy of @aaup-penn.bsky.social break down the new Trump compact for higher ed…. Otherwise known as loyalty oaths. This is AAUP TV. @aaup.org @aft.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/RB1FLkR...

Breaking Down Trump's New Higher Ed Loyalty Oath Compacts and Why We Must Resist

YouTube video by TheAAUP

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Danny @dannybauder.bsky.social · 5d

Wake up Sheraton!

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