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AAUP @aaup.org · 23h

Join the AAUP and other allied organizations across the nation on October 18 for a day of peaceful and impactful protest as we come together to make clear: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people!

#NoKings #AAUP #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation #DefendHigherEd #Education

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AAUP @aaup.org · 21h

This video is part of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom's series, "Faculty on the Front Lines," which spotlights ten AAUP members who share their stories of repression and resistance in the face of partisan interference and violations of academic freedom.

Learn more at the link below👇

Faculty on the Front Lines

Faculty on the Front Lines:AAUP Members Share Stories of Repression and Resistance"Faculty on the Front Lines" is a series documenting the stories of AAUP members. While some of these participants hav...

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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 10d

In today's "fighting antisemitism" news, Cornell has suspended a Jewish professor and cancelled his classes because they disagreed with his political views

Cornell Cut Classes by a Pro-Palestinian Professor After an Israeli Student’s Discrimination Complaint

Dr. Eric Cheyfitz, who has taught at Cornell for more than two decades, claims the university is attempting to silence him as part of a broader crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism.

www.thenation.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 8d

“The Founders understood that without education, the ability to repeat tyranny was too great. They pushed—whether it was Franklin, Washington, Madison, or Jefferson—in their writings for education, for critical thinking, & for an understanding of its role.”
— @rweingarten.bsky.social

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AAUP @aaup.org · 8d

Big news coming out today on a decision in AAUP v Rubio, our lawsuit challenging the Trump admin’s policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting non-citizens, students & faculty who engage in pro-Palestinian activism!

Check out our recent podcast on the case w/ attorney Ramya Krishnan & Todd Wolfson.

AAUP v. Rubio: The AAUP Takes the Trump Administration to Court - AAUP Presents

In this episode we discuss case AAUP v. Rubio, the lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's policy of arresting, detaining, and deporting non-citizens, students and faculty who participate ...

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 17d

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The moral of the story, as Dr. Bright of TAMU AAUP points out: Stick to your principles!

Partisan Fury Got Him a Presidency. And Then It Took Him Down.

Mark A. Welsh’s tenure at Texas A&M was defined by a political environment that ultimately proved impossible to navigate.

www.chronicle.com

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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 17d

Education is more than job training.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 17d

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NEW AAUP Report Analyzes Trump Admin Weaponization of Title VI
to Undermine Civil Rights Protections.

#Academicfreedom
#AcademicSky
#DefendHigherEd

On Title VI, Discrimination, and Academic Freedom

This report considers how Title VI has been used to create an enforcement apparatus that sidesteps long-established AAUP-recommended procedures of shared governance and offers recommendations for facu...

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 21d

Opinion | Attacking Constitutional Rights to Academic Freedom on This Constitution Day

Nothing like the current wave of state and federal action targeting academic freedom has ever been witnessed in America before. https://bit.ly/4nVEYkH

on a gray background the phrase Debatable Ideas is stacked on top of each other with a block of text and voice message bubbles splitting them.

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 21d

Judith Butler on being denied due process by the U of California, Berkeley, once a bastion of free speech.

Victor Shammas @victorshammas.com · 21d

This will have a chilling effect on academic freedom and critical inquiry.

Judith Butler Among 160 Named in UC Berkeley "Antisemitism" Files Handed to Trump Admin

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 21d

The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

Advisory to Academic Workers

In a moment when it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the consequences of our online speech and choices, the AAUP and Faculty First Responders are issuing guidance to AAUP members and othe...

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AAUP @aaup.org · Sep 7

“The AAUP is explicitly pushing for wall-to-wall unionization, or union efforts to organize all workers on campus without distinction between tenured faculty, adjunct faculty, staff, & hourly workers.”

Harvard Dominates Headlines, But Other Schools Are Quietly Battling Trump

Faculty at state schools are waging collective action in the face of both federal and state attacks. Will it be enough?

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · Sep 6

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · Aug 30

As we observe Labor Day, it’s not just about picnics and parades. It’s about standing up for what all working people deserve. #WorkersDeserve
aftvoices.org/its-not-just...

It’s not just about picnics and parades

By AFT President Randi Weingarten

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AFT @aft.org · Aug 31

From easing the burden of student debt, to defending immigrant students and families, to training members with lifesaving skills, to setting commonsense guardrails on new technology like AI, unions fight for opportunity, justice, and protection on and off the job. #WorkersDeserve #LaborDay

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AFT @aft.org · Aug 20

As we head back to school and into Labor Day, we’re united as educators and unionists to meet this moment—fighting for strong public schools and the promise of America for every child.
#ProtectOurKids #BackToSchool #LaborDay #UnionStrong

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AAUP @aaup.org · Aug 20

“Historically the best & brightest in the world came to the US to study. Now under Trump’s destructive policies, the best & brightest are fleeing the country. We need to reverse course & reclaim the values that made this country a beacon of research & free inquiry.”

— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

Trump’s Tactics Mean Many International Students Won’t Make It to Campus

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AAUP @aaup.org · Aug 15

Instead of giving in to terror through anticipatory compliance & removing programs designed to remedy social inequalities, institutions should fight back to ensure access to higher education for all & protect our vibrant campuses & the freedom to learn, teach, and conduct research.

This is the way.

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · Aug 15

This is a huge win for students, families and educators and a sweeping indictment of Donald Trump’s illegal attacks on the essence of public education
apnews.com/article/trum...

Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges

A federal judge has struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.

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WMU-AAUP Chapter @wmuaaup.bsky.social · Aug 11

We are delighted to connect with WMU’s new president, Russ Kavalhuna, at today’s employee picnic. Here’s to a fresh start for our campus as we all work together to prepare for a new academic year. #GoBroncos!

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AFT @aft.org · Aug 7

#WorkersDeserve:
✊Fair pay
✊Safe working conditions
✊Affordable healthcare
✊A dignified & secure retirement
✊Fully funded public schools
✊The right to join strong unions
✊A democracy where every voice is heard & every vote counts!

Join us: go.aft.org/labordayaction

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · Aug 7

“Trump’s team has declared war on free minds and free education in order to erase more than a half-century of scholarship and replace it with...triumphal narratives rooted in a brand of pickled patriotism designed to force the past to serve the present."--David Blight newrepublic.com/article/1983...

What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance?

We must mobilize now to defend our profession, not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Aug 7

Cowardice U. www.inquirer.com/education/pe...

Penn’s law school pauses scholarship honoring its first Black female graduate, plans to close equal opportunity office

The university also is pausing a scholarship program which honors its first Black female graduate, Sadie T.M. Alexander.

www.inquirer.com

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AFT @aft.org · Jul 26

“This is a labor issue. These are our workers. Our neighbors. Our students. The movement to protect immigrant students is not just legal or political—it’s moral.” #TEACH25

Protect immigrant students amid harsh crackdown

Educators gathered to listen, learn and share strategies and tactics to protect immigrant students amid rising deportation threats. From higher education to K-12, educators were given vital resources,...

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Hannah Alpert-Abrams @halperta.bsky.social · Jul 26

According to POLITICO reporter @kyledcheney.bsky.social, a federal judge has blocked the cancellation of NEH awards by DOGE.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · Jul 26

JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked the cancelation of $175 million in National Endowment for the Humanities grants, mass terminated by DOGE in April. She says the effort was transparent viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment.

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AFT @aft.org · Jul 26

"Celebrate today, but keep organizing and keep advocating and using your voice so we can make sure that our students get the services that they need." — @montserratgaribay.bsky.social

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld

More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.

www.edweek.org

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