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AAUP @aaup.org · 16h

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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AAUP @aaup.org · 16h

“The university is under attack because gender studies is under attack, and if universities don’t stand up to this infringement on academic freedom now, it is not just gender studies that will be lost, but all free and open inquiry.”

— Laurie Essig, in a new post for AAUP’s Academe Blog

Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · 18h

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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AAUP @aaup.org · 14h

AAUP chapters across the nation in solidarity against Trump's compact!

"Jonathan Gilligan, who proposed the resolution, [said]
that the language of the resolution closely mirrored that of the University of Virginia’s...to 'help ensure unity & solidarity'" for others opposing the compact.

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Vanderbilt faculty ask school administration to reject Trump memo, citing free speech

The Vanderbilt Faculty Senate voted on a resolution asking the university to reject a recent White House compact.

www.tennessean.com

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 2h

She may have won the election if she had said this when it really mattered.

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2h

Kamala Harris says 'genocide' in Gaza is 'question that needs to be asked'

'Look at the number of innocent children and civilians killed'

www.ynetnews.com/article/sjih...

Kamala Harris says 'genocide' in Gaza is 'question that needs to be asked'

Biden's vice president, who lost last year's election to Trump, addresses claim that Israel is committing genocide directly for first time: 'Look at the number of innocent children and civilians kille...

www.ynetnews.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20h

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

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Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him) @mtmiller.bsky.social · 17h

Israel just straight up officially announcing what they have been doing for a long time: collectively punishing Palestinians is Gaza by restricting their FOOD.

Yes, their food.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18h

BREAKING: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating ceasefire with slow release of dead hostages, AP sources say.

Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war is being tested as complex issues remain a day after widespread jubilation over the return to Israel of the last 20 living hostages held in Gaza and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

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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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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
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Regarding the Compact

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Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him) @mtmiller.bsky.social · 3d

This piece is seriously pathetic.

Israel is committing a genocide, and the Trump admin is trying to destroy higher ed, but Len Gutkin @chronicle.com decides to spend time publishing this hit piece on @aaup.org, who is busy trying to defend higher ed.

Seriously?

www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

The AAUP’s Fumbling Foreign Policy

The organization took a strong stand on Israel ... sort of.

www.chronicle.com

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 3d

The @chronicle.com and Len Gutkin are straight TRASH. Gutkin never once mentioned @aaup.org v Rubio or AAUP Harvard case or our 25% membership growth or our campaign to defend higher ed. But they traffic in this childish hit piece & cite “Campus Reform”. Pathetic!
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

The AAUP’s Fumbling Foreign Policy

The organization took a strong stand on Israel ... sort of.

www.chronicle.com

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Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him) @mtmiller.bsky.social · 6d

I just signed a petition: 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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UAM-UMD @uam-umd.bsky.social · 6d

Reminder for the Wednesday crowd!

UAM-UMD @uam-umd.bsky.social · 7d

Join us!

Friday, October 10th @ 12pm for a PTK Townhall!

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AAUP @aaup.org · 8d

Danny Shaw, formerly a professor at John Jay College, reveals that he was fired after being targeted by the ADL, StopAntiSemitism, and Canary Mission. He explains how these organizations orchestrated a doxxing campaign land attempted to discredit his scholarship due to his advocacy for Palestine.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 8d

Michel DeGraff, a tenured professor of linguistics at MIT, discusses how his proposal to teach a class on language & decolonization in Haiti, Israel, and Palestine was denied. He faced significant repercussions: he was removed from his department, had a pay raise withheld, and his salary frozen.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 7d

NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!

Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.

Please click below, sign, & share.

#DefendHigherEd

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...

actionnetwork.org

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United Academics @local6741.bsky.social · 6d

Sign and pass on!

AAUP @aaup.org · 7d

NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED!

Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold.

Please click below, sign, & share.

#DefendHigherEd

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...

actionnetwork.org

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UAM-UMD @uam-umd.bsky.social · 7d

Join us!

Friday, October 10th @ 12pm for a PTK Townhall!

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Matthew Thomas Miller (He/Him) @mtmiller.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you, Sheila! Our success is due in no small part to the support of NEH over the years.

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 11d

Check out me & @chenjerai.bsky.social & Lorena Grundy of @aaup-penn.bsky.social break down the new Trump compact for higher ed…. Otherwise known as loyalty oaths. This is AAUP TV. @aaup.org @aft.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/RB1FLkR...

Breaking Down Trump's New Higher Ed Loyalty Oath Compacts and Why We Must Resist

YouTube video by TheAAUP

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AAUP @aaup.org · 11d

Say NO to Trump’s loyalty oaths and extortion of our universities!

We will NOT throw our students, faculty, and staff under the bus to comply with undemocratic and partisan ideological agendas.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 11d

AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for Colleges and Universities.

Now is the time to unite in defense of democracy and higher education!

Read full statement below 👇

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AAUP @aaup.org · 11d

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When we fight, WE WIN!

North Carolina Conference of the AAUP @ncaaup.bsky.social · 11d

UNC Chapel Hill has reinstated Prof. Dwayne Dixon.
Rather than conduct a threat assessment of a faculty member based on spurious accusations, UNC should conduct an assessment of its own administration's threat to First Amendment rights and academic freedom. @aaup.org
www.wral.com/news/local/u...

UNC professor reinstated after investigation into alleged ties with politically motivated group

UNC-Chapel Hill has reinstated a professor who was linked to groups believed to call for politically motivated violence. An investigation found that Dwayne Dixon posed no threat to the campus communit...

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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 11d

Dwayne has his job back because we organized for it. We fight or we die. Join AAUP today www.aaup.org/join

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AAUP @aaup.org · 11d

“Trump’s restrictions on H-1B visa applications will lead to less lifesaving research, reduced innovation, & diminished competitiveness. This short-sighted policy will hurt every American by slowing research breakthroughs, weakening our economy & putting our global leadership at risk.”
—Todd Wolfson

Groups File Suit Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

www.nytimes.com

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