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Hank Reichman
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Former AAUP Vice-President; Former Chair AAUP Committee A; Author, The Future of Academic Freedom (Johns Hopkins U. P., 2019); Understanding Academic Freedom (JHUP, 2021, 2025). Prof. Emer., CSU East Bay. Historian of Russia/Soviet Union.
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Hank Reichman @hankreichman.bsky.social · Jul 3
“The best book there is on the topic.”—Joan W. Scott. Through July 10, get 40% off on UNDERSTANDING ACADEMIC FREEDOM and all JHUP books. Use code H4JUL25. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/.... #Academia
Understanding Academic Freedom
In the evolving landscape of academic freedom in America, this second edition addresses the latest challenges and developments in the field.Since the publication of the first edition of Understanding ...
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Student Press Law Center @splc.org · 16h
🚨 NEW: We filed an amicus brief joined by 55 student newsrooms and leaders to defend student speech rights. Learn more: https://loom.ly/_aBsitk

The Stanford Daily's lawsuit challenges the use of immigration law to revoke international students' visas and deport them for protected speech.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 3d
Judith Norman is a philosophy professor at Trinity University. In this interview, she shares her experience of being cleared of all allegations following two Title VI investigations into six complaints. She discusses how these policies and procedures can be weaponized to silence faculty voices.
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 5d
5 minutes. That's all it takes to start fighting book bans.

It's #LetFreedomReadDay. We're asking you to do at least one thing today to fight censorship. Then keep doing it!

bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay

We're stronger TOGETHER.

#CensorshipIsSo1984 #BannedBooksWeek
The freedom to read is under attack. Let's do something about it. bit.ly/LetFreedomReadDay
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AAUP @aaup.org · 9d
Hank Reichman, professor emeritus of history at Cal State, East Bay; former AAUP vice-president & chair of the AAUP Foundation, on the similarities between Trump & Ice to Ivan the Terrible & his Oprichniki.

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Hank Reichman @hankreichman.bsky.social · 10d
Trump's latest plan to invade Portland (of all places) reminded me of this piece about the late civil libertarian Hans Linde at a time when the Proud Boys -- not yet officially deputized -- were running riot in that city's streets. Worth a read today. academeblog.org/2020/09/03/h...
Hans Linde, Jurist, Constitutional Scholar, and AAUP Leader, 1924-2020
BY HANK REICHMAN Hans A. Linde, a leading legal scholar who served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1976 to 1990 and whose writings energized efforts to turn to state constitutions and courts in de…
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Hank Reichman @hankreichman.bsky.social · 11d
Waste and abuse for sure. Maybe fraud as well?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11d
#ICYMI: GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027.

A GAO report shows the program has spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
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Hank Reichman @hankreichman.bsky.social · 11d
Putting my Russian history training to use. #Academia #Russia
Donald the Terrible and His Oprichniki
BY HANK REICHMAN The image above is from an AI video that the GREAT (and demented) LEADER himself posted to social media.  It reminded me of an historical analogy I’ve been mulling over …
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Bradford Vivian @bradvivian.bsky.social · 14d
Re-upping in light of the censorious, illiberal, unconstitutional “compact” with universities announced today…

#EduSky

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Institutional Neutrality Is Censorship by Another Name
Its recent vogue owes much to conservative think tanks.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 16d
"Blistering opinion" is absolutely right. But this principled, outraged ruling is an entirely appropriate response to Trump's effort to imprison and deport people for their constitutionally protected speech. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro-Palestinian students
Judge rules non-citizens have the same free speech rights as US citizens under the first amendment
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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd @llassabe.bsky.social · 18d
Brought to us, in part, by the eugenicists!

Had so much fun in this conversation about the birth of the AAUP with @hankreichman.bsky.social, who was a great sport

Everyone go join your chapter

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Creating the AAUP with Henry Reichman - American Campus Podcast
Brought to us, in part, by the race scientistsReferences mentioned this episode:Henry Reichman. 2025. Understanding Academic Freedom, 2nd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press. J. McKeen Cattel...
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Hank Reichman @hankreichman.bsky.social · 21d
Government gangsters
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 21d
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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Toby Higbie @thigbie.bsky.social · 21d
It’s official! We’re launching the UCLA Department of Labor Studies. After years of building as a small but mighty “program,” Labor Studies has been elevated to departmental status. We’re the first but hopefully not the last of our kind in the UC system.
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UCLA IRLE @uclairle.bsky.social · 21d
We are thrilled to announce that UCLA Labor Studies is now officially a department!🎉

The UCLA Labor Studies Department is the first of its kind at the UC

Read more about this historic development here: irle.ucla.edu/2025/09/25/u...
RELEASE– Historic first: UCLA launches Labor Studies Department
UCLA Labor Studies undergraduate major and minor will expand as a new academic department
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 22d
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the University of South Dakota to reinstate a professor who posted criticism of Charlie Kirk on his Facebook page the day of the shooting, finding the action likely violated the First Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22d
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22d
Donald Trump wants to lend $20 billion of our money to bail out a political ally and his global investors before an election.

Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs.

“America First.”
Bessent Says US in Talks With Argentina Over $20 Billion Lifeline
The US plans to extend a $20 billion swap line to Argentina and is ready to buy the country’s foreign bonds, providing much-needed financial support to President Javier Milei as he tries to regain inv...
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 22d
In 2024, teachers earned 73 cents for every dollar their similarly educated peers made, on average—a record low.

In 1996, the gap was much smaller: teachers earned 94 cents for every dollar.

We need to pay teachers more! How? By investing in public education.

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The teacher pay penalty reached a record high in 2024: Three decades of leaving public school teachers behind
Over the past three decades, stagnant weekly wages of public school teachers have fallen further and further behind those of college graduates who chose other careers, resulting in an ever increasing ...
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 25d
Former counselor to RFK Jr’s predecessor:
Sarah Despres @sarahdespres X.com I see @SecKennedy was able to attend Charlie Kirk's memorial. It's unfortunate the Secretary of HHS was not able to attend the funeral of Officer David Rose who was killed in the senseless attack on the CDC, one of the agencies within @hhs. 6:56 PM • 9/21/25 • 808 Views
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AAUP @aaup.org · 26d
The new reality that is emerging in Texas is that certain topics or ideas are simply off the table in the classroom.

The censorship of academic speech and entire fields of knowledge in service to an ideology poses an unprecedented danger to the future of higher education.

#AcademicFreedom
How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M
Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.
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Hank Reichman @hankreichman.bsky.social · 27d
“Every one of us will be confronted with allies we do not agree with, or even like. Solidarity requires making peace with that discomfort.”
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Hank Reichman @hankreichman.bsky.social · 27d
“‘Solidarity’ sounds grand and heroic. In reality, it means holding hands not just with admirable men and women, but with people you don’t like. People whose preferences, miens, and prior judgments are foolish, or priggish, or worse.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The New York Times and Anti-Anti-Fascism
On the burdens of solidarity.
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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 27d
“What started with lawmakers weaponizing their platforms against civil servants has morphed into a statewide directive to hunt down and fire educators for opinions shared on their personal social media accounts,” said Zeph Capo, president of Texas AFT.
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The Dallas Morning News @dallasnews.com · 27d
In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Texas’ college campuses and public schools are once again emerging as the front lines of a battle over free speech.y don’t.
Charlie Kirk assassination spurs debate over free speech on Texas campuses
Kirk’s supporters say his death demonstrates the extreme consequences conservatives can face when expressing their beliefs. Free speech advocates say...
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AAUP @aaup.org · 27d
“What’s so striking here...is that this is allegedly all about antisemitism, & almost nothing in the demand letter is actually about addressing antisemitism nor does it even reference or discuss all the things that universities have done to address alleged antisemitism.”
Groups sue administration over funding freeze at University of California
A coalition of groups representing faculty members, students and staff members at UC campuses are challenging frozen federal research funding at UCLA and other federal actions.
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Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · 27d
Andrew Ryder’s The Challenge to Academic Freedom in Hungary “illustrates how reactionary campaigns against higher education are not only a response to the rise of academic capitalism but also in some ways a fulfillment of that program,” writes @hankreichman.bsky.social in a review for #Academe.
Between Scylla and Charybdis
Henry Reichman reviews The Challenge to Academic Freedom in Hungary by Andrew Ryder.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 27d
"Right now, Beijing is offering cheap, clean power, employment, trade and a route to prosperity. Washington is offering tariffs, policy chaos, White nationalist memes and South Korean workers in shackles after a raid on an EV battery factory." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
China’s Marshall Plan Is Running on Batteries
Beijing’s green energy projects are bringing jobs, growth and cheap electricity to the developing world.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 27d
“What we in academia cannot look away from & what surely needs more attention, however, are Kirk’s actions, rarely dwelt upon by commentators who seem to buy the line that his main activity involved debating opponents on campus.”
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Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · 27d
New on Academe Blog: academeblog.org/2025/09/19/t...
Thoughts on Charlie Kirk, Professor Watchlist, and the New York Times
BY HANK REICHMAN Charlie Kirk did not deserve to die.  As so many have pointed out, political violence—whatever the source—must be condemned for both its immorality and its destruc…
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