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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 23h

Good news, bad news on Connecticut state budget as surplus hits $410 million for FY 2025

CT posted an operating surplus for the seventh consecutive year under Gov. Ned Lamont, but officials warn state finances are uncertain.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 1d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 1d

A Compact for Control (opinion)

No self-respecting institution of higher education should accept the Trump administration’s unconstitutional terms, Robert Post and Tom Ginsburg write.

www.insidehighered.com

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 2d

www.courant.com/2025/10/05/f...

A free speech organization looked at 5 CT colleges and universities. They all got a failing grade

“I hear a lot from students who are protesting that their rights are being violated,” said Haritha Subramanian, vice president of the undergraduate student government at UConn.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 4d

‘He wasn’t this national hero’: US college students voice concern over Charlie Kirk’s idolization

Black, brown and LGBTQ+ students across the US are puzzled by all the praise the far-right commentator has received after his killing

Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts

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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d

The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.

This is corruption.

Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.

The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 6d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 7d

Now accepting applications.

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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 7d

Happening now: #NewHavenTeachers prez @leslieblatteau.bsky.social joins advocates in @ctforall.bsky.social, state lawmakers to urge gov & #CTGeneralAssembly leaders act to #FundOurFutureCT in special session this fall. #TheCTDifference @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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truthseeker19.bsky.social @truthseeker19.bsky.social · 7d

But now, (union members are) ready to wake up in the morning and not go to work – if they haven’t already been fired. They are not the villains but the heroes. And they’re handing the trauma back to those who have been almost gleefully traumatizing them.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Unions are handing Democrats a golden opportunity amid the shutdown battle | Judith Levine

Federal workers’ move offers Democrats a chance to win the budget battle – and their identity

What's at stake as USC and LMU push back against untenured faculty unions?

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 7d

Hey USC and LMU, know what's disgusting? Your union busting.

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Administrators say the bargaining units should be dismissed, or that they have no standing. One campus is going after the federal agency in charge of union activity.

laist.com

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 7d

www.courant.com/2025/09/30/u...

UConn reconsidering Anti-Black Racism course requirement after Trump decree

Just two years after UConn voted to make its Anti-Black Racism course a requirement for graduation, the university is reconsidering in light of federal guidance, university officials said.

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

UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 8d

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 8d

#thectdifference
#solidarity
#uconnaaup
#aftct
#ucpea

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 9d

Union pizza today 12-2pm.

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 10d

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.

www.texastribune.org/2025/09/26/t...

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 11d

Texas Tech’s limits on gender identity discussion deepen fears of politics breaching academic freedom

Professors are afraid to publicly speak out, system leaders left key questions unanswered and advocates worry for LGBTQ+ students’ mental health.

www.texastribune.org

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 11d

UCs Should Not Release Personal Student and Employee Information

In response to news that the University of California administration plans to provide the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights with personally identifiable information of numerous UC f...

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 13d

www.courant.com/2025/09/25/i...

ICE seizes community leader at CT court check-in, immigrant groups say

Hartford immigrant advocates are calling for the release of a community activist who was reportedly taken by federal ICE agents during a routine immigration check-in Wednesday.

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UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social · 13d

UConn Faculty Member Hears ‘Grumbling’ About New Athletics Payouts

As UConn athletes prepare to share $20.5M under new NCAA rules, former faculty union president Jeffrey Ogbar says many professors fear being left behind.

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