University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, AAUP chapter
@umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social
Local American Association of University Professors (AAUP) at the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota. Find us on the web here: https://www.umn-tc-aaup.org
Please share the letter with colleagues and encourage them to sign this petition urging administration to resolve the conflict. The university administration has until midnight on Tuesday to change course and avoid a strike.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Please share the letter with colleagues and encourage them to sign this petition urging administration to resolve the conflict. The university administration has until midnight on Tuesday to change course and avoid a strike.
teamsterslocal320.salsalabs.org/UMNWidePreSt...
teamsterslocal320.salsalabs.org/UMNWidePreSt...
The Executive Committee sent the following letter urging President Cunningham and the Board of Regents to avoid a strike by settling a fair contract with Teamsters Local 320.
www.umn-tc-aaup.org/letter-regar...
www.umn-tc-aaup.org/letter-regar...
Letter Regarding a Fair Contract for UMN Service Workers
The following is an email sent to President Cunningham and the Board of Regents from the executive committee urging them to avoid a strike by settling a fair contract with Teamsters Local 320....
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August 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Executive Committee sent the following letter urging President Cunningham and the Board of Regents to avoid a strike by settling a fair contract with Teamsters Local 320.
www.umn-tc-aaup.org/letter-regar...
www.umn-tc-aaup.org/letter-regar...
Our Twin Cities AAUP chapter has signed on to an amicus brief in support of the the plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction in AAUP v. Rubio. Read more here: www.umn-tc-aaup.org/amicus-brief...
Amicus Brief in AAUP vs Rubio
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Chapter AAUP v. Rubio
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April 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our Twin Cities AAUP chapter has signed on to an amicus brief in support of the the plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction in AAUP v. Rubio. Read more here: www.umn-tc-aaup.org/amicus-brief...
Please consider signing the UMN-TC AAUP Standing with Non-Citizen and Immigrant Students and Colleagues letter to President Cunningham. You can find it here: docs.google.com/document/u/2...
STANDING WITH NON-CITIZEN AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES
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March 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Please consider signing the UMN-TC AAUP Standing with Non-Citizen and Immigrant Students and Colleagues letter to President Cunningham. You can find it here: docs.google.com/document/u/2...
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(UMN folks, I think @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social is our best vehicle for organizing this. I’m talking to people; let me know if you want to contribute…)
March 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
(UMN folks, I think @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social is our best vehicle for organizing this. I’m talking to people; let me know if you want to contribute…)
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"Rejecting the...advice of shared governance bodies and neutering the faculty’s ability to collectively speak up, particularly at a moment when senior leaders may lack the courage or willingness to do so, would be not just wrong and misguided but a betrayal of their obligations to the institution."
U Board of Regents must not fold on defense of academic freedom
Talking about it is one thing. Actually standing for it is another.
www.startribune.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"Rejecting the...advice of shared governance bodies and neutering the faculty’s ability to collectively speak up, particularly at a moment when senior leaders may lack the courage or willingness to do so, would be not just wrong and misguided but a betrayal of their obligations to the institution."
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This is what obeying in advance looks like. The NSF fires 10% of its total staff in a move that went beyond what was requested by the current regime. The NSF is the flagship of US basic research infrastructure. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
‘Cowardliness at the top’: Science agency staff revolt over cuts
At an emotional meeting, foundation officials announced layoffs for about 10 percent of their workforce and warned of more firings to come.
www.politico.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is what obeying in advance looks like. The NSF fires 10% of its total staff in a move that went beyond what was requested by the current regime. The NSF is the flagship of US basic research infrastructure. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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No time like now to join the AAUP! Just this decision alone makes your dues worth every penny.
When we fight, we win.
Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide
The AAUP is proud to stand up & defend our campuses & communities against those attempting to squash civil rights & halt progress toward an equitable, multi-racial democracy.
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Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide
The AAUP is proud to stand up & defend our campuses & communities against those attempting to squash civil rights & halt progress toward an equitable, multi-racial democracy.
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February 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
No time like now to join the AAUP! Just this decision alone makes your dues worth every penny.
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@biblioracle.bsky.social and fellows at @aaup.bsky.social's Center for the Defense of Higher Education have published the first issue our newsletter "Academic Freedom on the Line." Come check it out. And subscribe. academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing Academic Freedom on the Line
A newsletter published by fellows at the AAUP's Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom
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February 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
@biblioracle.bsky.social and fellows at @aaup.bsky.social's Center for the Defense of Higher Education have published the first issue our newsletter "Academic Freedom on the Line." Come check it out. And subscribe. academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/introducin...
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In a 30-page opinion granting the challengers' request to block the funding freeze, AliKhan wrote that a review of the programs that should or should not receive federal dollars "could be conducted without depriving millions of Americans access to vital resources."
February 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In a 30-page opinion granting the challengers' request to block the funding freeze, AliKhan wrote that a review of the programs that should or should not receive federal dollars "could be conducted without depriving millions of Americans access to vital resources."
It is always is a good time to join the @aaup.bsky.social and @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social. But it seems especially important do so now. Click the "Join the AAUP" link at www.umn-tc-aaup.org to join the University of Minnesota Twin Cities chapter.
UMN-TC-AAUP
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Chapter
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January 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It is always is a good time to join the @aaup.bsky.social and @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social. But it seems especially important do so now. Click the "Join the AAUP" link at www.umn-tc-aaup.org to join the University of Minnesota Twin Cities chapter.
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"Now is not the time to be complacent. Now is the time to act."
Against Anticipatory Obedience
The statement that follows, prepared by a joint subcommittee of the Association’s Committee on College and University Governance and Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, was approved for public...
www.aaup.org
January 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Now is not the time to be complacent. Now is the time to act."
An important statement from the AAUP. Read and share widely. Demand that your administrators read this too.
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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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 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
An important statement from the AAUP. Read and share widely. Demand that your administrators read this too.
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"We need continually to assert academic freedom, not just as a free speech right but also as a professional norm, as a defense of the value of knowledge, & as the only acceptable form of the scholarly community’s self-governance."
New from Michael Meranze in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
New from Michael Meranze in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
Reclaiming Academic Freedom | Los Angeles Review of Books
Michael Meranze reviews David M. Rabban’s “Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right.”
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January 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"We need continually to assert academic freedom, not just as a free speech right but also as a professional norm, as a defense of the value of knowledge, & as the only acceptable form of the scholarly community’s self-governance."
New from Michael Meranze in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
New from Michael Meranze in the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
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BREAKING: The AAUP condemns today’s faculty arrests at NYU.
“This crackdown on NYU faculty is part of a distressing pattern of repression of pro-Palestinian speech on college campuses nationwide.” — AAUP President Todd Wolfson.
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www.aaup.org/news/aaup-co...
“This crackdown on NYU faculty is part of a distressing pattern of repression of pro-Palestinian speech on college campuses nationwide.” — AAUP President Todd Wolfson.
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www.aaup.org/news/aaup-co...
AAUP Condemns Faculty Arrests Amidst Protest Crackdown at NYU
The AAUP condemns the reported arrests of two faculty members and three designations of faculty as "personae non grata" at New York University. As the AAUP has maintained since 1940, faculty should be...
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December 12, 2024 at 10:04 PM
BREAKING: The AAUP condemns today’s faculty arrests at NYU.
“This crackdown on NYU faculty is part of a distressing pattern of repression of pro-Palestinian speech on college campuses nationwide.” — AAUP President Todd Wolfson.
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www.aaup.org/news/aaup-co...
“This crackdown on NYU faculty is part of a distressing pattern of repression of pro-Palestinian speech on college campuses nationwide.” — AAUP President Todd Wolfson.
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www.aaup.org/news/aaup-co...
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Education, good jobs, and strong unions empower people to take charge of their lives. In her latest column, @rweingarten.bsky.social explains how these tools can build a brighter future for all.
Read it here: www.aft.org/column/how-m...
Read it here: www.aft.org/column/how-m...
December 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Education, good jobs, and strong unions empower people to take charge of their lives. In her latest column, @rweingarten.bsky.social explains how these tools can build a brighter future for all.
Read it here: www.aft.org/column/how-m...
Read it here: www.aft.org/column/how-m...
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Congratulations to the UMN Graduate Labor Union-UE for ratifying its first collective bargaining contract--a historic victory and a model for higher ed unions. Now they need the Board of Regents to move quickly and approve the contract. See their webpage for details on how to support them umnglu.org
UMN Graduate Labor Union
UMN-GLU: UE Local 1105
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December 16, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Congratulations to the UMN Graduate Labor Union-UE for ratifying its first collective bargaining contract--a historic victory and a model for higher ed unions. Now they need the Board of Regents to move quickly and approve the contract. See their webpage for details on how to support them umnglu.org
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The AAUP stands w/@texasaaup.bsky.social in expressing concern over the reported censorship of more than 200 academic courses at the University of North Texas including the removal of words such as “race,” “gender,” “class,” & “equity” from course titles & descriptions.
www.aaup.org/news/univers...
www.aaup.org/news/univers...
University of North Texas Should Reverse Course Censorship
The AAUP stands with Texas faculty associations in protesting the reported censorship of more than 200 courses at the University of North Texas. The reported removal of words such as “race,” “gender,”...
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November 20, 2024 at 3:18 PM
The AAUP stands w/@texasaaup.bsky.social in expressing concern over the reported censorship of more than 200 academic courses at the University of North Texas including the removal of words such as “race,” “gender,” “class,” & “equity” from course titles & descriptions.
www.aaup.org/news/univers...
www.aaup.org/news/univers...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's Assault on Academic Freedom Harms Us All. www.umn-tc-aaup.org/statement-on...
Statement on Political Interference
Twin Cities Chapter Statement on Mayor Frey's Assault on Academic Freedom
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November 28, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's Assault on Academic Freedom Harms Us All. www.umn-tc-aaup.org/statement-on...
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“The removal of words such as ‘race’, ‘gender’, ‘class’, & ‘equity’ from courses titles & descriptions appears to represent a troubling departure from widely accepted standards of academic freedom & shared governance.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP president
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- Todd Wolfson, AAUP president
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Texas university faculty resist ‘vague’ anti-DEI censorship
A senate meeting at the University of North Texas provided more heat than light about the scrubbing of course content related to diversity, equity and...
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November 27, 2024 at 1:28 AM
“The removal of words such as ‘race’, ‘gender’, ‘class’, & ‘equity’ from courses titles & descriptions appears to represent a troubling departure from widely accepted standards of academic freedom & shared governance.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP president
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- Todd Wolfson, AAUP president
www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile....
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Since there seem to be a lot of new professors on Bluesky, I'll re-share this link to the AAUP's "Organize Every Campus" campaign. This is a critical time for faculty to organize in defense of our students, ourselves and co-workers, and the institutions we believe in. Join us!
Organize Every Campus
The AAUP is excited to be kicking off a new organizing campaign, Organize Every Campus. The program will help hone and develop member and leader organizing skills so that we can stand together, fight ...
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November 11, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Since there seem to be a lot of new professors on Bluesky, I'll re-share this link to the AAUP's "Organize Every Campus" campaign. This is a critical time for faculty to organize in defense of our students, ourselves and co-workers, and the institutions we believe in. Join us!
Hi Bluesky folks - any starter packs out there for AAUP chapters?
November 19, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Hi Bluesky folks - any starter packs out there for AAUP chapters?
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🚨NEW: Our press release on the censorship of academic course content regarding race, class, and gender inequality at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton. This is a troubling sign for the state of #HigherEd in Texas.
aaup-texas.org/blog/f/unive...
aaup-texas.org/blog/f/unive...
University of North Texas Censors Course Content
Texas AAUP-AFT Raises Faculty Concerns Over Course Censorship at the University of North Texas (Denton)
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November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
🚨NEW: Our press release on the censorship of academic course content regarding race, class, and gender inequality at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton. This is a troubling sign for the state of #HigherEd in Texas.
aaup-texas.org/blog/f/unive...
aaup-texas.org/blog/f/unive...
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“The @UNT administration conducted a campaign of censorship of content in more than 200 courses,” said Brian Evans, president of the TX conference of the AAUP. “In order for students to have the freedom to learn, faculty need to have the freedom to teach.”
www.texastribune.org/2024/11/19/t...
www.texastribune.org/2024/11/19/t...
UNT faculty slam university for removing references to race and equity in course names
Professors and instructors say the university is preemptively censoring itself after administrators removed references to race and equity in dozens of College of Education course titles and descriptio...
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November 19, 2024 at 2:50 PM
“The @UNT administration conducted a campaign of censorship of content in more than 200 courses,” said Brian Evans, president of the TX conference of the AAUP. “In order for students to have the freedom to learn, faculty need to have the freedom to teach.”
www.texastribune.org/2024/11/19/t...
www.texastribune.org/2024/11/19/t...