Claremont Colleges Chapter of AAUP
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Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
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Here is the statement on the initial TAMU system proposal. The adopted rule apparently prohibits "advocacy" of "race and gender ideology" without approval.
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Here is the statement on the initial TAMU system proposal. The adopted rule apparently prohibits "advocacy" of "race and gender ideology" without approval.
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"Bethany Letiecq, a professor at George Mason University...said she expected Ms. Spanberger, a former member of Congress, to defend the state’s university system against the White House [and] to rescind initiatives imposed in recent years by appointees of Glenn Youngkin [the outgoing governor]."
Democrat’s Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities
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November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Bethany Letiecq, a professor at George Mason University...said she expected Ms. Spanberger, a former member of Congress, to defend the state’s university system against the White House [and] to rescind initiatives imposed in recent years by appointees of Glenn Youngkin [the outgoing governor]."
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“ A scholarship at UC San Diego — created to honor victims of Klan violence & help Black students — was forced open to white applicants after a legal challenge…A program meant to repair racial terror…has to include descendants of those who were never targets of it.”
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Opinion | Flipping fairness: California's "colorblind" laws fail Black students
A scholarship meant to repair racial terror now must include descendants of those who were never targets of it. But is it, and programs like it, truly discriminatory?
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November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“ A scholarship at UC San Diego — created to honor victims of Klan violence & help Black students — was forced open to white applicants after a legal challenge…A program meant to repair racial terror…has to include descendants of those who were never targets of it.”
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The final four #JAF articles in this year’s volume address tensions and schisms between the private and the common good and “the urgent need to defend academic freedom not as an abstract principle but as a lived practice in concrete institutional contexts”:
www.aaup.org/JAF16
www.aaup.org/JAF16
Volume 16
Faculty Coeditors
www.aaup.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The final four #JAF articles in this year’s volume address tensions and schisms between the private and the common good and “the urgent need to defend academic freedom not as an abstract principle but as a lived practice in concrete institutional contexts”:
www.aaup.org/JAF16
www.aaup.org/JAF16
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Important new report out from AAUP & MESA, “The data…offers a detailed account of how landmark civil rights legislation – and particularly Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act – has become a primary tool to restrict speech on campus.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows
A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Important new report out from AAUP & MESA, “The data…offers a detailed account of how landmark civil rights legislation – and particularly Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act – has become a primary tool to restrict speech on campus.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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University of Virginia AAUP calls to immediately rescind the standstill agreement with Trump admin!
It poses these threats to academic freedom:
❌Divergence from Existing Civil Rights Law
❌Unconstitutional Coercion
❌Conflict with Virginia Law
❌Lack of Due Process
❌Preventing Legal Challenges
It poses these threats to academic freedom:
❌Divergence from Existing Civil Rights Law
❌Unconstitutional Coercion
❌Conflict with Virginia Law
❌Lack of Due Process
❌Preventing Legal Challenges
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November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
University of Virginia AAUP calls to immediately rescind the standstill agreement with Trump admin!
It poses these threats to academic freedom:
❌Divergence from Existing Civil Rights Law
❌Unconstitutional Coercion
❌Conflict with Virginia Law
❌Lack of Due Process
❌Preventing Legal Challenges
It poses these threats to academic freedom:
❌Divergence from Existing Civil Rights Law
❌Unconstitutional Coercion
❌Conflict with Virginia Law
❌Lack of Due Process
❌Preventing Legal Challenges
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Have questions about your student debt? AFT is hosting a virtual student debt clinic tomorrow, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. EDT to help members navigate their debt. Learn more about PSLF, income-driven repayment plans, how the latest news affects these programs and ways to save.
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AFT Student Debt Clinic
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October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Have questions about your student debt? AFT is hosting a virtual student debt clinic tomorrow, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. EDT to help members navigate their debt. Learn more about PSLF, income-driven repayment plans, how the latest news affects these programs and ways to save.
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“We consider these protections essential given the ongoing climate of threats to academic freedom” -- Jeffrey Dudas (President of @uconnaaup.bsky.social)
UConn professors union calls for stronger protections for academic freedom. Why they are worried.
Union officials say they are looking for stronger protections for professors to be able to “teach, research, and express ideas freely.”
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October 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“We consider these protections essential given the ongoing climate of threats to academic freedom” -- Jeffrey Dudas (President of @uconnaaup.bsky.social)
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Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, examines what the Trump administration could mean for the future of scientific research, education, and democracy in the United States—and calls for a renewed university and college system after the end of the Trump era. ⬇️
Autocracy and the university in America today
From its immigration and deportation policies to its highly publicized assault on several of America’s leading universities, the Trump administration seems determined to upend decades of close…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, examines what the Trump administration could mean for the future of scientific research, education, and democracy in the United States—and calls for a renewed university and college system after the end of the Trump era. ⬇️
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At long last, after costly litigation in which UCOP refused to make public the Trump demand letter to UCLA — here it is!!!
Many thanks to CUCFA for their appeal of the PRA denial. Here is to shared governance and academic freedom! @aaup
ucop.edu/communicatio...
Many thanks to CUCFA for their appeal of the PRA denial. Here is to shared governance and academic freedom! @aaup
ucop.edu/communicatio...
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October 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
At long last, after costly litigation in which UCOP refused to make public the Trump demand letter to UCLA — here it is!!!
Many thanks to CUCFA for their appeal of the PRA denial. Here is to shared governance and academic freedom! @aaup
ucop.edu/communicatio...
Many thanks to CUCFA for their appeal of the PRA denial. Here is to shared governance and academic freedom! @aaup
ucop.edu/communicatio...
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UC has released the Trump settlement demand to UCLA after losing a court effort to block its release.
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
UC has released the Trump settlement demand to UCLA after losing a court effort to block its release.
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
This is a shocking document.
UC has released the Trump settlement demand to UCLA after losing a court effort to block its release.
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
Here it is.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/s...
October 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This is a shocking document.
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Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!
BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC must publicly release Trump administration's $1.2-billion settlement proposal
The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement. UCLA is required to share the document...
www.latimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!
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New in #Academe: Judith A. Wilde and James H. Finkelstein examine how executive search firms have played a significant, often underexamined, role in the erosion of shared governance and the corporatization of American higher education.
Gatekeepers of the Ivory Tower
Executive search firms have played a significant, often underexamined, role in the erosion of shared governance and the corporatization of American higher education.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New in #Academe: Judith A. Wilde and James H. Finkelstein examine how executive search firms have played a significant, often underexamined, role in the erosion of shared governance and the corporatization of American higher education.
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Federal cuts are hitting community colleges hard, these lean institutions don't have endowments to fall back on. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Community colleges are losing millions in funding under Trump
Public community colleges are losing millions in federal funding as the Trump administration redirects money to support the president’s priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Federal cuts are hitting community colleges hard, these lean institutions don't have endowments to fall back on. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Executive Committee Statement on the Closing and Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at #IndianaUniversity @iubaaup.bsky.social iubaaup.org/2025/10/23/e...
Executive Committee Statement on the Closing and Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Indiana University
The IUB AAUP, as the organization representing all IUB faculty, strongly denounces the termination and erasure of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs currently occurring at Indiana Univ…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Executive Committee Statement on the Closing and Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at #IndianaUniversity @iubaaup.bsky.social iubaaup.org/2025/10/23/e...
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1000 people doesn't just happen--this took incredible collaboration between UCWVA-UVA and @aaup.org, as well as Wahoos4UVA, UVA Undergrad Student Council, Professors emeriti of UVA, UndocUVA, and UVA chapters of the National Campus Jewish Alliance, Rise Up, Indivisible, and Jewish Voice for Peace.
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
1000 people doesn't just happen--this took incredible collaboration between UCWVA-UVA and @aaup.org, as well as Wahoos4UVA, UVA Undergrad Student Council, Professors emeriti of UVA, UndocUVA, and UVA chapters of the National Campus Jewish Alliance, Rise Up, Indivisible, and Jewish Voice for Peace.
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Today, with a 31-4-6 vote, BSU's Faculty Council approved our resolution on Free Expression!
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This shows that faculty across 31 depts remain concerned about the firing of an employee for private statements and are not ready to forget the threat this poses to us all.
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This shows that faculty across 31 depts remain concerned about the firing of an employee for private statements and are not ready to forget the threat this poses to us all.
Faculty Council Resolution on Freedom of Expression at Ball State University - BSU AAUP
Rationale: On September 17, 2025, Ball State University terminated an employee for a statement she made in a private, friends-only Facebook post. This action appears to be in conflict with Ball State’...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Today, with a 31-4-6 vote, BSU's Faculty Council approved our resolution on Free Expression!
bsuaaup.com/fc-resolutio...
This shows that faculty across 31 depts remain concerned about the firing of an employee for private statements and are not ready to forget the threat this poses to us all.
bsuaaup.com/fc-resolutio...
This shows that faculty across 31 depts remain concerned about the firing of an employee for private statements and are not ready to forget the threat this poses to us all.
Justin Raden recently wrote an incisive piece in Defector about the relationship between college and universities' adoption of AI and faculty labor concerns.
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Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into th...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Justin Raden recently wrote an incisive piece in Defector about the relationship between college and universities' adoption of AI and faculty labor concerns.
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DEFEND HIGHER ED STARTER PACK!
We are building a movement to defend US higher education & have created a starter pack of AAUP chapter & ally accounts to follow. Please Share!
(This list is not exhaustive. If you have suggestions, please shoot us a DM!)
#DefendHighEd
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DEFEND HIGHER ED STARTER PACK!
We are building a movement to defend US higher education & have created a starter pack of AAUP chapter & ally accounts to follow. Please Share!
(This list is not exhaustive. If you have suggestions, please shoot us a DM!)
#DefendHighEd
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October 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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DEFEND HIGHER ED STARTER PACK!
We are building a movement to defend US higher education & have created a starter pack of AAUP chapter & ally accounts to follow. Please Share!
(This list is not exhaustive. If you have suggestions, please shoot us a DM!)
#DefendHighEd
⬇️⬇️⬇️
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DEFEND HIGHER ED STARTER PACK!
We are building a movement to defend US higher education & have created a starter pack of AAUP chapter & ally accounts to follow. Please Share!
(This list is not exhaustive. If you have suggestions, please shoot us a DM!)
#DefendHighEd
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UVA has rejected the compact! And on the heels of a 1000 person rally today. When we organize we win!!!
First public university to reject Trump’s poisonous loyalty oath. ❤️❤️
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First public university to reject Trump’s poisonous loyalty oath. ❤️❤️
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October 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
UVA has rejected the compact! And on the heels of a 1000 person rally today. When we organize we win!!!
First public university to reject Trump’s poisonous loyalty oath. ❤️❤️
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First public university to reject Trump’s poisonous loyalty oath. ❤️❤️
cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...
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Statement by Higher Education Associations in Opposition to Trump Administration Compact:
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
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Statement by Higher Education Associations in Opposition to Trump Administration Compact
More than 30 higher education associations issued a statement in opposition to the The Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.
www.acenet.edu
October 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Statement by Higher Education Associations in Opposition to Trump Administration Compact:
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
www.acenet.edu/News-Room/Pa...
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BOOM!
After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,
UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!
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M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️
This is People Power in Action.
#DefendHigherEd
After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,
UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!
✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾
M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️
This is People Power in Action.
#DefendHigherEd
October 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
BOOM!
After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,
UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!
✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾
M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️
This is People Power in Action.
#DefendHigherEd
After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,
UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!
✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾
M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️
This is People Power in Action.
#DefendHigherEd
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Brown's rejection of the compact would not have been possible without the amazing mobilization of faculty, students and staff last week! When we fight, we win!! Score this as another victory for workers and students!
@aaup.org
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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
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
October 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Brown's rejection of the compact would not have been possible without the amazing mobilization of faculty, students and staff last week! When we fight, we win!! Score this as another victory for workers and students!
@aaup.org
@aaup.org