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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 6h

Also. Fuck then

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AAUP-CSU @aaupcsu.bsky.social · 20h

Stand up for higher education in #Colorado. Visit the #AAUP-CSU tent at the #FortCollins #NoKings Rally on October 18 to get involved. Join our efforts to Protect Free Speech and Defend Higher Education. We need help to make signs and pass out flyers.

Visit aaupcsu.org/2025/10/08/h... to sign up.

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 6h

they hate that you are killing it!!!!!!!

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AAUP @aaup.org · 20h

"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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AFT @aft.org · 17h

Today, @ofnhp.bsky.social members went on strike after Kaiser’s refusal to agree to a contract that addresses concerns about proposals that would weaken care, shortchange staffing and drive skilled healthcare workers away. Stand with Kaiser caregivers using this toolkit ⬇️
ofnhp.aft.org/we-are-kaiser

We are Kaiser: Fighting for the Care Our Patients Deserve

ofnhp.aft.org

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 17h

I’m right!! 🤣🤣

AAUP @aaup.org · 20h

"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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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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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 2d

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 3d

OCTOBER 17th

Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 3d

I’m a mom.
I’m a scientist.
I’m an activist.

I’m not going to stand by while unqualified, Quack, fringe-ass conspiracy theorists make decisions about my family’s health that is going to kill people.

Join me outside of HHS on 10/16 at 3pm.
@standupforscience.bsky.social

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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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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

links.mit.edu

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 5d

Mark Bray and Yesenia Barragan, and the family, have safely embarked on their trip to Spain after being questioned by DHS.

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 6d

As a reminder: the Nazis ruthlessly targeted union leaders as well as leaders of the Social Democratic and Communist Party with imprisonment and murder. They claimed they were domestic terrorists, and used pretenses like the Reichstag Fire, to mobilize the police. Sound familiar?

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 11d

“Mr. Rowan, who is chief executive of Apollo Global Management, and Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chief executive of Blackstone — are helping shape seismic discussions related to the Trump administration’s campaign to upend American campuses.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities

www.nytimes.com

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 11d

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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

www.youtube.com

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 12d

As president of @aaup.org I stand with Governor Newsom. Every single democratic governor should follow suit

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 12d

IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY.

CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

New York Times: "Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference."

The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 12d

Trump's offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that this govt favors in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda stinks of favoritism,patronage & bribery.
It is entirely corrupt. @ProfTWolf.bsky.social @AAUP.org 🧵

www.aft.org/press-releas...

AAUP’s Wolfson and AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for Colleges and Universities

WASHINGTON—AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement slamming the Trump administration’s ideological litmus test for higher education. The two affil...

www.aft.org

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 12d

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 12d

Trump's offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that this govt favors in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda stinks of favoritism,patronage & bribery.
It is entirely corrupt. @ProfTWolf.bsky.social @AAUP.org 🧵

www.aft.org/press-releas...

AAUP’s Wolfson and AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for Colleges and Universities

WASHINGTON—AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement slamming the Trump administration’s ideological litmus test for higher education. The two affil...

www.aft.org

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AFT @aft.org · 12d

"The federal government should not, under any circumstances, dictate who goes to college, what can be researched, or learned, and what can or can’t be the subject of critical academic inquiry." - AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org President @proftwolf.bsky.social

AAUP’s Wolfson and AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for Colleges and Universities

WASHINGTON—AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement slamming the Trump administration’s ideological litmus test for higher education. The two affil...

www.aft.org

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 12d

Mussolini also demanded loyalty oaths from his universities and faculty. It is time to WAKE UP!

www.clickondetroit.com/news/politic...

Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money

The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.

www.clickondetroit.com

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 14d

WE WON: "This case -– perhaps the most important ever to fall w/in..this district court squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US..have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally “yes, they do.”"

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 14d

The Trump administration’s attempt to deport students for their political views is an assault on the Constitution and a betrayal of American values. @knightcolumbia.org, @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social Harvard & NYU AAUP, MESA & @aaup.org. All praise to @veenadubal.bsky.social

AAUP @aaup.org · 14d

BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.

Full ruling here:

Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com

Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...

www.courtlistener.com

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AAUP @aaup.org · 21d

The AAUP stands for what we always stood for: a powerful higher education sector that leads to innovation, social mobility, and is a bedrock of democracy.

Read AAUP Todd Wolfson’s Q & A published this week in the Chronicle of Higher Ed.

www.chronicle.com/article/is-t...

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 19d

Where are the 1200 ICE detainees from Alligator Alcatraz? amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

amp.miamiherald.com

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