Swarthmore AAUP
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Advocacy chapter of the American Association of University Professors at Swarthmore College
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David Rabban’s Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right “could not be timelier” in today’s climate of political interference, writes @aaup.org Committee A member Anil Kalhan in a new review for #Academe.
Academic Freedom's Uneven First Amendment Path
This review is part of a preview of the winter 2026 issue of Academe. The issue will be released in full in February.
www.aaup.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj
OFFICIAL Statement from AAUP-TNS on Cuts to Faculty and Staff 12-9-25
The New School - Austerity Cuts to the Bone A Statement from the Leadership Council of AAUP-TNS On December 3, 2025, New School President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler issued voluntary sep...
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December 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj
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Student activists working in solidarity with AAUP organizers, faculty & staff across the nation has powered key victories over Trump's authoritarian agenda!
We are just getting started 🔥
2026 will be the year of mass coalitional action demanding safe, affordable, and democratic campuses for all!
We are just getting started 🔥
2026 will be the year of mass coalitional action demanding safe, affordable, and democratic campuses for all!
Inside the student resistance to authoritarianism on campus
Student activists have already won important victories over Trump’s authoritarian agenda and they’re just getting started.
wagingnonviolence.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Student activists working in solidarity with AAUP organizers, faculty & staff across the nation has powered key victories over Trump's authoritarian agenda!
We are just getting started 🔥
2026 will be the year of mass coalitional action demanding safe, affordable, and democratic campuses for all!
We are just getting started 🔥
2026 will be the year of mass coalitional action demanding safe, affordable, and democratic campuses for all!
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The AAUP Ad Hoc committee on AI and Academic Professions & colleagues will discuss ongoing strategy building in the movement for tech justice and freedom from surveillance.
We also want to hear from you – what you are thinking about, your needs & how you engage with the topic of AI in education.
We also want to hear from you – what you are thinking about, your needs & how you engage with the topic of AI in education.
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The AAUP Ad Hoc committee on AI and Academic Professions & colleagues will discuss ongoing strategy building in the movement for tech justice and freedom from surveillance.
We also want to hear from you – what you are thinking about, your needs & how you engage with the topic of AI in education.
We also want to hear from you – what you are thinking about, your needs & how you engage with the topic of AI in education.
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“There’s no doubt in my mind that’s the intent…the worst thing is that politically mandated ideas will be taught instead of scientifically accepted concepts in our disciplines, or concepts that are recognized by the disciplinary experts.”
– Andrew Martin, Texas Tech AAUP
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– Andrew Martin, Texas Tech AAUP
@texasaaup.bsky.social
At Texas Tech, Professors Now Need Permission to Teach About Race and Gender
Faculty say the policy is vague and a violation of the First Amendment.
www.chronicle.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“There’s no doubt in my mind that’s the intent…the worst thing is that politically mandated ideas will be taught instead of scientifically accepted concepts in our disciplines, or concepts that are recognized by the disciplinary experts.”
– Andrew Martin, Texas Tech AAUP
@texasaaup.bsky.social
– Andrew Martin, Texas Tech AAUP
@texasaaup.bsky.social
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“An instructor's freedom to teach includes the right to assess student academic performance. We are gravely concerned that a climate of escalating authoritarian assaults on academic freedom is normalizing politicized interference in classroom teaching & learning.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Oklahoma college student’s failing grade on gender essay dropped amid outcry
A University of Oklahoma student alleged religious discrimination after receiving a zero on an essay that rejected the concept of multiple genders.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“An instructor's freedom to teach includes the right to assess student academic performance. We are gravely concerned that a climate of escalating authoritarian assaults on academic freedom is normalizing politicized interference in classroom teaching & learning.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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Subscribe to "Academic Freedom on the Line," the Substack of the AAUP's Center for the Defense of Freedom, to receive newsletters and and regular analysis from experts on academic freedom!
The most recent newsletter covers the University of Texas system's fight against the compact👇
The most recent newsletter covers the University of Texas system's fight against the compact👇
UT Must Not Trade Academic Freedom For Political Favor
A guest column from UT faculty member John Hoberman
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November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Subscribe to "Academic Freedom on the Line," the Substack of the AAUP's Center for the Defense of Freedom, to receive newsletters and and regular analysis from experts on academic freedom!
The most recent newsletter covers the University of Texas system's fight against the compact👇
The most recent newsletter covers the University of Texas system's fight against the compact👇
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Swarthmore faculty: Join us on Nov. 19 at 4:15pm.
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Swarthmore faculty: Join us on Nov. 19 at 4:15pm.
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Check out the full podcast episode here 👇
Faculty on the Front Lines (Intro) - AAUP Presents
In this special episode of our series Academic Freedom on the Line, Vineeta Singh interviews Anna Feder, an organizer, curator, and cinema exhibition consultant who serves as the Director of Programmi...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Check out the full podcast episode here 👇
Swarthmore faculty: Join us on Nov. 19 at 4:15pm.
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Swarthmore faculty: Join us on Nov. 19 at 4:15pm.