Kaye Usry
@kayeusry.bsky.social
Thinking and writing about trauma. Teaching politics at Elon University. VP of Elon's AAUP chapter.
It was a good day at Elon! Our AAUP chapter organized fourteen back-to-back teach-ins about the current political climate and higher ed. #DayofActionforHigherEd
April 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It was a good day at Elon! Our AAUP chapter organized fourteen back-to-back teach-ins about the current political climate and higher ed. #DayofActionforHigherEd
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We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.
March 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now
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A thing I think is super important is to know that not everyone can fight everything, it’s not possible or healthy. So I think people have to pick their own thing to fight and give our all to that thing. We may all need to jump in at inflection points, but trying to fight every fight is impossible
March 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A thing I think is super important is to know that not everyone can fight everything, it’s not possible or healthy. So I think people have to pick their own thing to fight and give our all to that thing. We may all need to jump in at inflection points, but trying to fight every fight is impossible
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Looks like I've made an embarrassing public mistake. Time to do what alpha males like me do in these situations: whine and avoid accountability
March 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Looks like I've made an embarrassing public mistake. Time to do what alpha males like me do in these situations: whine and avoid accountability
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Something I think is that the US security apparatus is doing things I think are gross -- like bombing Yemen -- and also that the way global military industrial complex shit is setup, the security apparatus being handled in a cavalier and careless way has the potential to make it all worse
March 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Something I think is that the US security apparatus is doing things I think are gross -- like bombing Yemen -- and also that the way global military industrial complex shit is setup, the security apparatus being handled in a cavalier and careless way has the potential to make it all worse
Reposted by Kaye Usry
This is excellent material if you’re asking yourself what you can do. It’s not a list of suggestions; it’s an interactive workbook to help you figure out what works with your time, skills, and motivations.
February 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is excellent material if you’re asking yourself what you can do. It’s not a list of suggestions; it’s an interactive workbook to help you figure out what works with your time, skills, and motivations.
Reposted by Kaye Usry
As the Trump administration & many state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks on higher education as a public good, the AAUP urges colleges & universities to resist the coming onslaught of political interference & defend the core values of higher education.
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www.aaup.org/news/against...
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www.aaup.org/news/against...
Against Anticipatory Obedience
While administrators and faculty members may have to comply with legislation and court orders, even where these run counter to our values and to professional and constitutional principles, we are free...
www.aaup.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
As the Trump administration & many state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks on higher education as a public good, the AAUP urges colleges & universities to resist the coming onslaught of political interference & defend the core values of higher education.
🧵
www.aaup.org/news/against...
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www.aaup.org/news/against...