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https://cadhe.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ https://www.standtogetherhighered.org/ #CUNY #QCC #AcademicFreedom #StandUpForUC #MADC #CUNYAllianceForHigherEd #CADHE

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 22d

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Endorsement of CUNY Alliance statement on UC-Berkeley

The CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education is outraged by the leadership of the University of California Berkeley’s compliance with the demand by the Department of Education (DOE)s Office of Civil R...

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CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education (CADHE) @cadhe.bsky.social · 8h

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Cuomo’s controversial CUNY record resurfaces as affordability concerns dominate mayor’s race

Advocates, union leaders and lawmakers have criticized his previous push to cut state aid.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 11h

Jairo Fúnez is a professor of curriculum studies at Texas Tech University. He was suspended after a campaign by rightwing media & a weaponized Title VI complaint over private social media posts. He received overwhelming outside support, offering key lessons on collective organizing & solidarity.

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 11h

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 12h

A Department of Education source confirmed Tuesday that the Trump administration's higher-ed compact — offering an edge in research funding for committing to the government's favored policies — was open to "all institutions" to sign.

Trump Welcomes ‘Any Institution’ to Sign Onto Compact Outlining His Priorities

An administration source told The Chronicle that “any institution that wants to adopt these principles” could sign onto the document, which offers a purported edge in grant funding.

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 13h

I’m right!! 🤣🤣

AAUP @aaup.org · 16h

"Once you start teaching loyalty instead of critical thinking, you stop creating scholars & you start creating followers. That's not the America we signed up for."

#noloyaltyoaths
#academicfreedom

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Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · 13h

New on Academe Blog: academeblog.org/2025/10/14/h...

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How the Trump Regime and the Media Killed Gender Studies

BY LAURIE ESSIG On Wednesday, October 1, the Department of Education sent nine universities a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” The document asks universities to comply …

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Coalition for Action in Higher Ed @actioninhighered.bsky.social · 13h

NEWS: Professor Tom Alter unlawfully terminated at Texas State in a blatant violation of first amendment rights and academic freedom. Please share on social media: #DefendTomAlter #FirstAmendmentTXST

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AAUP @aaup.org · 13h

“We unequivocally denounce any policies that devalue our students’ presence or diminish their contributions to our intellectual & cultural community.

International & non-citizen students bring invaluable & diverse perspectives to our classrooms, labs & campuses.”

— AAUP University of North Texas

Letter to the Editor: Open letter to non-citizen UNT students

To our non-United States citizen students at UNT,

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kwentrack.bsky.social @kwentrack.bsky.social · 1d

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Let’s Support Native Art hyperallergic.com/1048921/this...

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Let’s Support Native Art

Acknowledging Indigenous survivance is a start, but there's a critical need to turn recognition into tangible action.

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Davo @salasscientist.bsky.social · 16h

“The role of the university, however, is not to prevent discomfort or protect ideology. Our responsibility is to protect the conditions for inquiry and debate.” Dr. Tate, Rutgers University President

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Rutgers president: Cancel culture is not an antidote. Universities must keep free speech.

William F. Tate IV: Protecting free speech, as we do at Rutgers, does not mean endorsing every view expressed on campus.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 16h

"Once you start teaching loyalty instead of critical thinking, you stop creating scholars & you start creating followers. That's not the America we signed up for."

#noloyaltyoaths
#academicfreedom

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 1d

There isn’t another side to the argument. Every actor in the system—from defense attorneys to Justices on the Supreme Court—recognizes what is happening. The only question is how the criminal justice system should respond.”

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The Irredeemable DOJ

Why James has an even stronger case of selective prosecution than Comey.

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 1d

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What Alleged Behavior Was Constitutionally Protected Against Harassment Liability in CUNY Hunter College Case

As I noted earlier this morning, Friday's Report and Recommendation in Garrett v. City Univ. of N.Y. (S.D.N.Y.) (written by…

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 1d

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What Alleged Behavior Was Constitutionally Protected Against Harassment Liability in CUNY Hunter College Case

As I noted earlier this morning, Friday's Report and Recommendation in Garrett v. City Univ. of N.Y. (S.D.N.Y.) (written by…

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Julie Greene @greeneland.bsky.social · 1d

I just learned, Thomas Alter, tenured professor, has been terminated effective immediately. Shame on Texas State! We mst build support for Tom. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-tex...

Texas State upholds the firing of associate history professor Thomas Alter

Alter’s termination occurred on Sept. 10, stemming from his remarks at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference on Sept. 7.

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 2d

If you don’t see the link between ICE and the IDF, you haven’t been paying attention. We are being asked to accept a world where whole communities are made disposable and marked for disappearance. If we accept that for anyone, no one is safe anywhere.

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 1d

Join Together and Reject Trump's Loyalty Oath for Higher Ed-Penn, USC, Vanderbilt, University of Virginia, University of Arizona, UT-Austin, MIT, Brown & Dartmouth.
@aaup.org @aaup-penn.bsky.social @utaustinaaup.bsky.social @aaupbrownchapter.bsky.social

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 1d

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The Dan David Prize Amid a Genocide? — Critical Ethnic Studies

October 4, 2025 Headquartered at Tel Aviv University, the Dan David Prize is one of many Israel-based awards that attempt to legitimize the Israeli state and its policies on a world stage. Along wit...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

if i had a dime for every rhonda lacenzo i knew in hebrew school

tweet from The Persian Jewess ~ @persianjewess
In a disgusting display, @nbcsn| creates an antisemitic caricature of a Jewish woman, and mocks concerns about Zohran Mamdani's pro-jihadist views.
Meanwhile, just today Zohran Mamdani's wife posted a tribute to a Hamas terrorist on her IG Stories.

it's screencap from an SNL sketch with a character named RHONDA LaCENZO

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JonBOOnét Rumsfeld @jonbenetrumsfeld.blacksky.app · 1d

this is christine flowers
shes an immigration lawyer here in philly and she has something to say about first nation people here in the US

Lets make her famous

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 2d

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d

Federal mortgage-fraud prosecutions are exceptionally rare. The amount allegedly at issue in the Letitia James case is so paltry that it would not normally draw the attention of federal prosecutors, @ruthmarcus.bsky.social writes.

The Indictment of Letitia James and the Collapse of Impartial Justice

The question raised by the prosecution of James is: would any other federal prosecutor have brought this case against any other defendant? The answer seems to be no.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 2d

Christa Noel Robbins is a professor of art history at the University of Virginia. She shares her experience of facing a university investigation and prevailing after a targeted campaign. It arose from her choice to reschedule a class to support a student protest about a successful divestment effort.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 2d

Shanae Aurora Martinez is a professor of Indigenous Literature at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. In this interview, she shares her story about being suspended for defending her students’ rights to protest the university’s investments in weapons manufacturing.

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 2d

This is just embarrassing

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 3d

Trump went for a Covid shot and then set the CDC on fire.

If that ain’t that asshole in a nutshell.

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