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CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education (CADHE) @cadhe.bsky.social · 12d

#CADHE statement in support of Texas Tech Faculty. #MADC

Statement in Support of Texas Tech Faculty who teach about Gender, Sex, and Sexuality – The CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education

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PSC-CUNY @psc-cuny.org · 1h

"With the high cost of living front and center in this fall’s mayoral election, Cuomo’s #CUNY policies — most notably a 2016 push to slash nearly $500 million in state funding to the university system — are resurfacing." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education (CADHE) @cadhe.bsky.social · 1h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10... #cuny #cadhe

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.

www.politico.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 6h

“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,

www.ntdaily.com

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Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · 6h

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 · 6h

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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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 8h

“Alter’s termination occurred on Sept. 10, stemming from his remarks at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference on Sept. 7, delivered during a Zoom meeting, where he advocated for organizing the working class to form a revolutionary socialist party.”

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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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Davo @salasscientist.bsky.social · 9h

“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

www.nj.com/opinion/2025...

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.

www.nj.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 9h

"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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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

Rest & Resist today with our Action Menu!

Sign the petition to impeach & remove RFK Jr. ✍️
Register for our Fight for Science rally on 10.17 🧪
Sign your support for federal workers 💪

Pick one or all three - what matters is choosing to take action!

🔗 LINKS IN BIO!

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Jonathan C @jonathancornick.bsky.social · 22h

reason.com/volokh/2025/... #cuny

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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Shawn Gilmore @gipperfish.bsky.social · 1d

So nice to be invited in an extortion scheme…

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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.

spectrumlocalnews.com

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 4d

I am proud to say that MIT has rejected Trump's poison compact. MIT President Sally Kornbluth: "Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education."
@aaup.org @aft.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @uaw.org
links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...

Regarding the Compact

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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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philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social · 1d

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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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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 1d

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 3d

On behalf of the State University of New York University Faculty Senate, which voted to empower me to sign this petition on their behalf, I just signed University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/un...?

University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers s...

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Brendan P. O'Malley @bomalley500.bsky.social · 3d

1/ This admin's decision-making is more frequently based on a timeline divorced from "real time" reality. Trump sending troops into Portland seems based on his mental images generated in the 2020 George Floyd protests (or pehaps fake AI-generated ones he is being fed)....

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CUNY Alliance to Defend Higher Education (CADHE) @cadhe.bsky.social · 3d

#CADHE supports NYAG Letitia James. No more political vendettas! #HandsOffTish

Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 4d

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FRIDAY OCT 10
FOLEY SQUARE, NYC
THOUSANDS RALLLY TO STAND WITH TISH JAMES!
Attorney General Tish James was indicted by a prosecutor handpicked by Trump.This is a politically motivated attack by Trump aimed at intimidating a Black woman who dares to hold Trump accountable.
#HandsOffTish

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The City University of New York @cuny.edu · 3d

Isabel Torres, a Macaulay Honors College/Baruch College student, was named The Obama Foundation Voyager Scholar. The Friedman Transfer Scholar will embark on a two-year leadership development program that offers mentorship for the next generation of public service leaders. Congratulations, Isabel!

Isabel Torres

Isabel Torres, 2025-2027 Voyager Scholarship Recipient

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 4d

Wendy Gordon (SUNY UFS VP/Secr) moderating panel on meeting the moment with Candice Vacin (SUNY FCCC), Matthew Cotter (CUNY UFS), Fred Kowal ( @uupinfo.bsky.social ) and Luca Rallis (SUNY SA).

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 4d

Russell Vought, OMB Director, is using this shutdown to further the aims of Project 2025. He is slashing the federal workforce, and dismantling our agencies.

This is not just a shutdown standoff — it's finishing the job of DOGE. Take action for federal workers here! zurl.co/up9de