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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed @sfndhe.bsky.social · 2d

This is about greed -- and about the impacts of it. Oligarchy, lack of public services for the public good, increasing violence among everyday people, hunger, environmental destruction, climate change acceleration.
Austerity cuts for the ordinary people while giving to the wealthiest.

Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 3d

Let’s call this what it is: greed.

We don’t have to accept an economy where the top 10% can buy a second yacht while working families live paycheck-to-paycheck. A union contract is how we level the playing field and get our fair share.

The wealth of the top 1% reaches a record $52 trillion

All wealth groups saw gains over the past year, according to recent Fed data. But the growth has been fastest for those at the very top.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 2d

“The Faculty Senate of the University of Virginia firmly opposes this Compact as written + calls upon Interim President Mahoney and the Board of Visitors to also reject this Compact outright as well as any similar proposal compromising the mission, values, and independence of the University.” ❤️

North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 3d

UVA Faculty Senate with a clear statement of values: facultysenate.virginia.edu/resolution-o...

Resolution Opposing the "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" | Faculty Senate, U.Va.

facultysenate.virginia.edu

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Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · 2d

Gift link - because we need to remember this now: @afacwa.org www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/b...

The Shutdown Made Sara Nelson Into America’s Most Powerful Flight Attendant (Published 2019)

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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 2d

"Mischaracterised by university leaders as financial ‘saving’, austerity is in truth vandalism. It ravages decades of training, accrued and accredited knowledge, and publicly funded research."

UK Universities in Crisis? Time to Transform Higher Ed Finance

by Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson Universities in the UK are in crisis. Job cuts in the sector are reaching ‘cataclysmic’ levels, with an estimated 10,000 already lost and many more at risk. Just da…

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed @sfndhe.bsky.social · 2d

As states like Florida and Texas gut tenure protections for university faculty, many assume the greatest loss is to academic freedom. But tenure is not just about academic freedom. It also is, and has always been, about labor protection.
@aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social @lawcha.bsky.social

The Real History of Tenure

If academics want to protect the idea of tenure, they need to understand how and why it became the norm.

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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 5d

"You have it in your power to make a difference. Don't give up. There is a future for you. Do your best while you’re still on this beautiful Planet Earth that I look down upon from where I am now."

Those were Dr. Jane's last words, as released by Netflix.

Photo: Katherine Holland

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to our colleagues at the State University of New York for this statement of solidarity! “Texas is the Lone Star State, but faculty in Texas must not be left to fight alone.” ✊❤️

SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s (the corrected link to) our Executive Committee’s statement in support of @texasaaup.bsky.social and shared governance in Texas. Please share this post widely.

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Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · 6d

New on Academe Blog: academeblog.org/2025/10/02/a...

A New Project Exploring Attacks on Academic Freedom

BY JOHN WARNER AND ANNA FEDER The following is a repost of a piece that originally appeared on “Academic Freedom on the Line,” a Substack run by Center for the Defense of Academic Freed…

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed @sfndhe.bsky.social · 5d

After the historic success of the Stand Up Strike in 2023, UAW President Shawn Fain called on the rest of the labor movement to join our union in preparing to strike on May Day 2028. May Day is the international worker’s day.

Ready to Stand Up against corporate greed? Join the May 1, 2028 movement!

YouTube video by UAW

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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 5d

Still time to register for Monday's @aaup.org webinar on the state-backed threat to independent higher education accreditation www.aaup.org/event/politi...

Politicizing Accreditation in the South and Beyond

This webinar will explore the historic importance of independent accreditation systems for maintaining professional norms and standards for public higher education and examine the threats a politicize...

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 5d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 10d

www.courant.com/2025/09/28/f...

Free speech and academic freedom in Connecticut: ‘Everyone is scared’

In the wake of the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Connecticut professors and leaders are concerned about a broader crackdown on free speech and academic freedom.

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 10d

Signed 60 years ago this week, Executive Order 11246 was a landmark step by President Lyndon Johnson to advance equal opportunity in employment. But just two days into his second term, President Trump revoked EO 11246— a significant rollback of protections that had stood for six decades.

From Berlin to Beijing to U.S. Congress, Women's Courage to Convene Propels Us Forward

Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, sports and entertainment, judicial offices and the private sector—with a little…

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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 10d

Next Wednesday, we're announcing something we think could really shift the landscape for tenant protections.

Join us — and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib — as we roll out a new legal-tech tool and novel strike.

RSVP: BIT.LY/DEBTSTRIKE2025

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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · 10d

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed @sfndhe.bsky.social · 9d

Follow that money $$$$
Especially that reserves/endowment money

UPTE-CWA Local 9119 @uptecwa.bsky.social · 9d

In just a five-year period, the market value of UCI's total endowment shot up by $1.7 BILLION. Another skyrocketing number—UCI's ambulance diversion rates (when emergency departments direct an ambulance to go to another hospital). Learn more: upte.org/thecost

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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 12d

Check out some of our classic Superstructure episodes, especially if you haven't had the pleasure.

21 – Film Theory of the State

In this episode, cohosts Natalie Smith, Will Beaman & Maxximilian Seijo reflect on some ill-fated responses to the right-wing insurrection at the Capitol, utilize feminist psychoanalysis to art…

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AAUP @aaup.org · 12d

“Knowledge flourishes when inquiry is free and respectful."

The AAUP supports statements affirming academic freedom in class syllabi!

@aaupcu.bsky.social

#DefendHigherEd #AcademicFreedom

Faculty insert AAUP academic freedom statement into class syllabi

Some Columbia professors have inserted a statement supporting academic freedom into their fall 2025 class syllabi in light of the University’s July 23 <a href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2...

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PSC-CUNY @psc-cuny.org · 12d

Tell your NYC reps to support the NYC Trust Act ➡ p2a.co/ZblBl11

Tell your NY State reps to support the New York for All Act ➡ www.nyic.org/our-work/cam... #ICEOutofNY

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afthighered.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social · 13d

Join our partners at the @aaup.org for an important conversation about the weaponization of the accreditation system. 10/6 7pm ET Politicizing Accreditation in the South and Beyond www.aaup.org/event/politi...

Politicizing Accreditation in the South and Beyond

This webinar will explore the historic importance of independent accreditation systems for maintaining professional norms and standards for public higher education and examine the threats a politicize...

www.aaup.org

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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 13d

The Dept of Justice will weigh in urging the Supreme Court to make it harder to use Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act against racial gerrymanders. We say NO! The consequences are seismic—for the VRA & the future of democracy.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 13d

This week’s Fresh Take newsletter includes our dispatch from New York City’s Climate Week, plus a billion-dollar war over red sauce, foraging’s revival and more.

Dr. Jane Goodall’s Take On Sustainability In Trying Times: ‘Have Courage’

This week’s Fresh Take newsletter includes our dispatch from New York City’s Climate Week, plus a billion-dollar war over red sauce, foraging’s revival and more.

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed @sfndhe.bsky.social · 12d

Oct 6 7pm ET
discuss implications of dropping independent accred for the state controlled Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE). Although its planning document includes seemingly harmless language, CPHE is dominated by powerful conservative politicians like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Politicizing Accreditation in the South and Beyond: The Commission for Public Higher Education . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ab...

This webinar will discuss the implications of dropping independent accreditation systems for the state controlled Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE). Although its planning document includes...

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Association of Law and Political Economy @a-lpe.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ten days left to submit proposals for the inaugural ALPE conference in Richmond. Come join us for this exciting launch! lpeproject.org/blog/cfp-ina...

CFP: Inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy Conference

A forthcoming conference will launch The Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE): a membership organization with a regular annual conference, elected leadership, and an architecture for open…

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 24d

In one piece, specialist in youth development said teachers and principals wanted phone bans for years. Parents were obstacle, but that's changing - they realize their children do better in all ways wo phones in school. And parents can call the office to get a message to the child.
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Twenty-two states enacted K-12 cellphone bans so far in 2025 – Ballotpedia News

State cellphone policies differ, with variables including the following:

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