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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 20d

🎉HIGHER EDUCATION: Saving Lives. Building Futures. Powering the Economy.

AFT @aft.org · 20d

WATCH & SHARE: College & university faculty teach classes that transform students’ lives and run labs that result in lifesaving medical research. They create opportunity and strengthen communities. We must defend higher education, not defund it.

Learn more: aft.org/higeredbenefitseveryone

Attacks on Higher Ed are Attacks on ALL of Us.

YouTube video by AFT

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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 8h

Have you signed our petition yet? We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the Trump compact and to defend the principle that no president has the right to buy obedience or sell off freedom 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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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 9h

I'll be holding another livestream with my Senate colleagues today at 5pm ET to update the American people on the government shutdown and discuss the devastating impact of Republican health care cuts.

Do you have a questions for us? Comment below.

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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 1d

SUNY College of Environment and Forestry is facing severe funding cuts, despite strong enrollment & their cutting-edge research. @uupinfo.bsky.social is fighting back to defend a true public good www.nysut.org/news/2025/oc...

SUNY ESF community decries proposed cuts

SUNY ESF community pushes back against proposed budget cuts, warning of risks to research, student support, and the college’s vital sustainability mission.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 2d

In lawsuit, American Federation of Govt Employees, which represents 100,000s of federal government employees, has asked a judge to order the US Education Dept to stop sending politically-laced employee “out-of-office” messages from furloughed agency workers

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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AFT @aft.org · 3d

VIDEO: Listen to Ph.D. candidate Caitlin Brabble Rose explain why government programs like a grant she got from the National Science Foundation are essential for the next generation of scientists and innovators.

#HigherEdBenefitsEveryone @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social

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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 5d

Moving admin to #RaiseTheWage, improve conditions & drop a divisive salary tier scheme; this week #MitchellCollegeFaculty members ratified a hard-won 3-yr successor #union contract with #MitchellCollege. #UnionYES @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social‬

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AFT @aft.org · 5d

"There's going to be a gap in our ability to innovate."

@afthighered.bsky.social and @aaup.org are fighting to invest in higher education so researchers can continue to find the treatments & cures we need to thrive. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone

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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 5d

Read the full statement here: www.aft.org/press-releas...

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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 6d

Acquiescing to a Mailman compact would be a profound betrayal of your students, staff, faculty, the public, higher education, and our shared democracy www.aft.org/press-releas...

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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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 6d

See also Joey's thread about what this "deal" means for the schools that *don't* take it.

Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 6d

The "compact" is a threat, with the administration explicitly stating that it plans to disfavor universities that don't sign in areas from foreign student visas, student loans, federal contracts as well as grants, and even tax [501(c)(3)] status.

It's a maximalist plan of 1st Amendment violation.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

These so-called "DEMOCRAT AGENCIES"...

-Ensure our food is safe to eat
-Keep our air and water clean
-Alert us to natural disasters
-Protect us from financial fraud and scammers

Remember what Trump is actually attacking.

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AFT @aft.org · 7d

Wishing an easy and meaningful fast to all who are observing Yom Kippur. G'mar chatima tovah!

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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 6d

Government oversight & accountability websites, including the NLRB whistleblower site, have gone dark. This isn't shutdown related (these are in funded in a different way) this is just another example of Trump acting like a king. Our democracy is under threat. www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...

Trump administration knocks out at least 15 oversight websites, saying IGs 'lied to the public'

It's not a shutdown issue: the White House is withholding funds from the umbrella organization for the government's inspectors general.

www.defenseone.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 7d

Introducing “Faculty on the Frontlines,” a new series from the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom that documents the stories of AAUP members!

Over the next 2 weeks, we will spotlight the stories of 10 AAUP members fighting to defend academic freedom.

Check out our teaser 🔥

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 7d

People think they’re taking down a rich intellectual sinecure but they’re mostly terrorizing committed public servants who make $58,000 a year after 15 years of experience at a school that has to budget creatively so students can access textbooks.

Emily Farris @emayfarris.bsky.social · 7d

This new column by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social makes me think about when I recently had to talk to the police for yet another safety plan, I tried to “lighten” the mood by saying that we all knew this wasn’t my first rodeo. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

For at least the past 15 years, my colleagues in academia have grappled with angry letters to university officials for doing their jobs. They have weathered campaigns for their firing. They have contended with an internet army obsessed with doxxing them, their parents, their kids. I’ve been contacted by the F.B.I. more than once in my career. Not because I hold any important state secrets or know a biker gang but because one of my colleagues has lived with so much sustained harassment from right-wing “activists” that it has become a matter of federal concern. Watch lists (one of which was constructed by Kirk’s organization) do not distinguish between public intellectuals at wealthy enclaves and hoi polloi who teach popular classes at cash-strapped schools. In either case, an army of trained provocateurs stands ready to destroy their lives to prove their bona fides as conservative activists.

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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 7d

"I fear President Trump believes the American people are so divided that today they will not stand up, fight for, and defend our most precious constitutional values so long as they are lulled into thinking their own personal interests are not affected.

Is he correct?"

Ed Bott @edbott.com · 7d

If you find it too daunting to read Judge Young's opinion in full, read this excellent summary from @emptywheel.bsky.social. I promise, it is worth your time.

May Solidarity and Speech Defeat Pardons and Tanks - emptywheel

In a sharp rebuke to Trump's assault on free speech, Judge William Young reflects that Alone, [we] have nothing but [our] sense of duty. Together, We the People of the United States –- you and me -- h...

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 8d

We’re suing the Trump-Vance administration for threatening to conduct mass firings of federal employees if the government shuts down tonight.

Using people’s livelihoods as a bargaining chip is both cruel and illegal. That’s why we’ve joined forces with unions to protect these vital jobs.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 8d

This shutdown was completely avoidable if President Trump and the Republicans who control the government had decided to address the healthcare emergency they created in their July omnibus bill rather than defund the government. www.aft.org/press-releas...

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AAUP @aaup.org · 8d

Big news coming out today on a decision in AAUP v Rubio, our lawsuit challenging the Trump admin’s policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting non-citizens, students & faculty who engage in pro-Palestinian activism!

Check out our recent podcast on the case w/ attorney Ramya Krishnan & Todd Wolfson.

AAUP v. Rubio: The AAUP Takes the Trump Administration to Court - AAUP Presents

In this episode we discuss case AAUP v. Rubio, the lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's policy of arresting, detaining, and deporting non-citizens, students and faculty who participate ...

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AFT @aft.org · 8d

Federal aid is the bridge to a degree, a career, and a shot at a better life. That’s why AFT and AAUP are launching a national campaign to fight for the future of higher education.

Learn more: aft.org/HigherEdBenefitsEveryone @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you @pocan.house.gov for speaking up. He’s right - if you care about our kids, our economy, about finding cures for disease, and about our future, we must invest in higher education. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone @AAUP.org @AFTHigherEd.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/aft....

AFT @aft.org · 10d

Extreme politicians are pushing for devastating cuts to the science & research funding that saves lives, powers our economy, and secures our future.

@pocan.house.gov's seen this playbook before in Wisconsin, & he's sounding the alarm.

aft.org/HigherEdBene...
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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 12d

Important op-ed on how federal chaos has local impact. Connecticut will suffer from the attacks on science and free speech. Read it in full: ctmirror.org/2025/09/19/d...

Lawmakers must defend academic freedom, healthcare access, and research in CT

Recent White House executive orders and federal legislation threaten academic freedom, higher education, healthcare, and Connecticut’s economy.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 12d

Community colleges make college affordable and accessible to millions of students. It’s so important that we invest in these institutions so more students can pursue their dreams. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone

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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 12d

This is a win for freedom of expression! No one should face firings or other reprisals for exercising their right to free speech
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

Court Order Reinstates S.D. Prof Fired for Kirk Comments

A South Dakota district court judge ordered the University of South Dakota on Wednesday to reinstate Michael Hook, a tenured professor of art who was put on leave with an “intent to terminate” after h...

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AFT @aft.org · 13d

For generations, American innovation—fueled by investment in higher education—led the world. But with Trump's attacks & score settling disinvestment, our competitive edge is at risk. It's time to choose progress over politics.

➡️ aft.org/HigherEdBenefitsEveryone @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social

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