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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...
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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.
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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.
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🔔 NEW: “The Texas State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-TXST) has issued a formal appeal urging the Texas State University System Board Regents to abide by its own rules and reverse the summary dismissal of tenured history professor Dr. Thomas Alter.”
AAUP-TXST Calls on Texas State University System Regents to Defend Academic Freedom and Due Process
A Union of Professionals
www.texasaft.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🔔 NEW: “The Texas State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-TXST) has issued a formal appeal urging the Texas State University System Board Regents to abide by its own rules and reverse the summary dismissal of tenured history professor Dr. Thomas Alter.”
"Faculty, students & staff will show up in ever larger numbers to defend the free pursuit of knowledge & higher-ed as a public good...administrators need to decide whether they are committed to such a vision or are collaborators in the destruction of the institutions.”
- David Markus, AAUP NYU
- David Markus, AAUP NYU
Professors protest billionaire behind Trump education compact - Washington Square News
Over 70 professors and students across East Coast universities rallied outside a Midtown investment firm on Friday in protest of its owner’s contributions to President Donald Trump’s education compact...
nyunews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Faculty, students & staff will show up in ever larger numbers to defend the free pursuit of knowledge & higher-ed as a public good...administrators need to decide whether they are committed to such a vision or are collaborators in the destruction of the institutions.”
- David Markus, AAUP NYU
- David Markus, AAUP NYU
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“reject the Trump administration's so-called compact, which asks colleges to make sweeping changes to policies and practices to align them with the president's agenda.”
#TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
#TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
CT professors call on higher ed leaders to reject Trump's compact and defend higher education
The compact asks colleges and universities to align their practices and policies with the president's agenda.
www.ctinsider.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“reject the Trump administration's so-called compact, which asks colleges to make sweeping changes to policies and practices to align them with the president's agenda.”
#TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
#TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
"Bethany Letiecq, a professor at George Mason University...said she expected Ms. Spanberger, a former member of Congress, to defend the state’s university system against the White House [and] to rescind initiatives imposed in recent years by appointees of Glenn Youngkin [the outgoing governor]."
Democrat’s Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Bethany Letiecq, a professor at George Mason University...said she expected Ms. Spanberger, a former member of Congress, to defend the state’s university system against the White House [and] to rescind initiatives imposed in recent years by appointees of Glenn Youngkin [the outgoing governor]."
“The importance...is to demand that we not only protect higher education from the kinds of threats posed by the Trump administration, but also to insist that higher education is accessible financially, culturally and in every way to all members of society.”
- Mary Van Buren, CSU AAUP President
- Mary Van Buren, CSU AAUP President
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“The importance...is to demand that we not only protect higher education from the kinds of threats posed by the Trump administration, but also to insist that higher education is accessible financially, culturally and in every way to all members of society.”
- Mary Van Buren, CSU AAUP President
- Mary Van Buren, CSU AAUP President
“The AAUP [and unions] have always known that we are stronger together.”
In this special podcast episode of our series, ”Academic Freedom on the Line,” Vineeta Singh interviews Anna Feder, a fellow with the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, about the movement for Palestine on campuses.
In this special podcast episode of our series, ”Academic Freedom on the Line,” Vineeta Singh interviews Anna Feder, a fellow with the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, about the movement for Palestine on campuses.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“The AAUP [and unions] have always known that we are stronger together.”
In this special podcast episode of our series, ”Academic Freedom on the Line,” Vineeta Singh interviews Anna Feder, a fellow with the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, about the movement for Palestine on campuses.
In this special podcast episode of our series, ”Academic Freedom on the Line,” Vineeta Singh interviews Anna Feder, a fellow with the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom, about the movement for Palestine on campuses.
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Today, @aaup.org @aaup-penn.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org outside Apollo Global Management's Midtown office to protest Marc Rowan's "Compact for Higher Education". PSC-CUNY President James Davis explains why this assault on higher ed undermines academic freedoms and our democracy itself.
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Today, @aaup.org @aaup-penn.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org outside Apollo Global Management's Midtown office to protest Marc Rowan's "Compact for Higher Education". PSC-CUNY President James Davis explains why this assault on higher ed undermines academic freedoms and our democracy itself.
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“If you’re willing to say it privately, say it publicly"
Daniel HoSang, President of Yale AAUP @yaleaaup.bsky.social, urging the University to take a stronger public stance in defense of higher education
Daniel HoSang, President of Yale AAUP @yaleaaup.bsky.social, urging the University to take a stronger public stance in defense of higher education
One year on, campus remains split on institutional voice policy
Faculty and students expressed mixed opinions about the policy adopted a year ago by University President Maurie McInnis recommending that Yale leaders refrain from commenting publicly on significant ...
yaledailynews.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“If you’re willing to say it privately, say it publicly"
Daniel HoSang, President of Yale AAUP @yaleaaup.bsky.social, urging the University to take a stronger public stance in defense of higher education
Daniel HoSang, President of Yale AAUP @yaleaaup.bsky.social, urging the University to take a stronger public stance in defense of higher education
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A university that does whatever an authoritarian regime asks them to do is weak and undermines the very idea of education for us all.
A strong university rejects Trump's proposal with the other universities and says, collectively, "no."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
A strong university rejects Trump's proposal with the other universities and says, collectively, "no."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
A university that does whatever an authoritarian regime asks them to do is weak and undermines the very idea of education for us all.
A strong university rejects Trump's proposal with the other universities and says, collectively, "no."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
A strong university rejects Trump's proposal with the other universities and says, collectively, "no."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
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@aaup-penn.bsky.social Vice President Lorena Grundy took to the streets alongside @psc-cuny.org @debtcollective.bsky.social and more to denounce Trump ally and billionaire Marc Rowan's assault on academic freedom.
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
@aaup-penn.bsky.social Vice President Lorena Grundy took to the streets alongside @psc-cuny.org @debtcollective.bsky.social and more to denounce Trump ally and billionaire Marc Rowan's assault on academic freedom.
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Tell UCOP and the Regents Not to Negotiate! Sign the action now: cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an... @uc-faculty.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Tell UCOP and the Regents Not to Negotiate! Sign the action now: cucfa.solidarity.tech/tell-ucop-an... @uc-faculty.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social
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"Faculty, students, and community members at Indiana University hold a press conference to call on IU leadership to reject the Trump Compact for Academic Excellence and to stop what speakers describe as “over-compliance” with political pressure." youtu.be/At3T3YNyXW8?...
IU AAUP Press Conference on SEA 202, Academic Freedom, and the Case of Jessica Adams (Nov. 7, 2025)
YouTube video by The Bloomingtonian
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November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Faculty, students, and community members at Indiana University hold a press conference to call on IU leadership to reject the Trump Compact for Academic Excellence and to stop what speakers describe as “over-compliance” with political pressure." youtu.be/At3T3YNyXW8?...
Unions in higher ed can coordinate rapid response trainings with longstanding immigration advocacy groups to respond to ICE assaults on our communities & campuses.
Aaron Krall of UIC United Faculty discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
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Aaron Krall of UIC United Faculty discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Unions in higher ed can coordinate rapid response trainings with longstanding immigration advocacy groups to respond to ICE assaults on our communities & campuses.
Aaron Krall of UIC United Faculty discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
@icirr.bsky.social
@seiulocal73.bsky.social
Aaron Krall of UIC United Faculty discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
@icirr.bsky.social
@seiulocal73.bsky.social
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"Outsourcing our flagship state university’s future to drop-in budget consultants is not the way forward" -- Jeffrey Dudas, President of UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social
Opinion: UConn's administration should consult its own experts
Genuine collaboration and shared governance - not outside consultants - should guide the decisions of a major university.
ctmirror.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"Outsourcing our flagship state university’s future to drop-in budget consultants is not the way forward" -- Jeffrey Dudas, President of UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social
The ICE raids in Chicago harm students’ ability to learn and the faculty’s ability to teach at Hispanic-serving institutions like the University of Illinois - Chicago.
Aaron Krall, President of University of Illinois Chicago Faculty United, discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
Aaron Krall, President of University of Illinois Chicago Faculty United, discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The ICE raids in Chicago harm students’ ability to learn and the faculty’s ability to teach at Hispanic-serving institutions like the University of Illinois - Chicago.
Aaron Krall, President of University of Illinois Chicago Faculty United, discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
Aaron Krall, President of University of Illinois Chicago Faculty United, discusses this & more in our recent AAUP TV episode.
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Email testimony must be received by 11:59am on Tuesday, Nov 11th!
To submit written testimony email the board here: [email protected]
Instructions here:
www.tamus.edu/regents/publ...
Instructions here:
www.tamus.edu/regents/publ...
Policy on Public Testimony - Office of The Board of Regents
Policy on Public Testimony Policy 02.01 Public Testimony on Agenda Items at Regular Meetings of the Board of Regents A member of the public is allowed to present written and oral testimony, for a reas...
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November 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Email testimony must be received by 11:59am on Tuesday, Nov 11th!
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"We are calling on our institutional leadership, our governor and our state officials to stand up, speak up, and have the courage to protect academic freedom and reject the federal administration so called compact for higher education" --Neena Qasba, vice president of UCHC-AAUP
CT professors call on higher ed leaders to reject Trump's compact and defend higher education
The compact asks colleges and universities to align their practices and policies with the president's agenda.
www.ctinsider.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"We are calling on our institutional leadership, our governor and our state officials to stand up, speak up, and have the courage to protect academic freedom and reject the federal administration so called compact for higher education" --Neena Qasba, vice president of UCHC-AAUP
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ACLU warns of growing censorship on UNC system campuses, with particular reference to NC State and Chapel Hill. Note how "institutional neutrality" actually suppresses viewpoints! @aaup.org #highered www.dailytarheel.com/article/opin...
Guest essay: As censorship rises, we urge university leaders to protect free speech
"On Oct. 23, we sent an open letter to leaders of all of North Carolina’s public colleges and universities urging them to reverse policies that undermine constitutionally protected rights to freedom o...
www.dailytarheel.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
ACLU warns of growing censorship on UNC system campuses, with particular reference to NC State and Chapel Hill. Note how "institutional neutrality" actually suppresses viewpoints! @aaup.org #highered www.dailytarheel.com/article/opin...
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A coalition of AAUP chapters in Atlanta stood up today for the future of higher education and marched from Morehouse College to Clark Atlanta University!
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November 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Our November 7 day of action to defend higher education has taken the country by storm! ✊
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks
Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedom
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Our November 7 day of action to defend higher education has taken the country by storm! ✊
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
“There is only one way forward in saving higher education and democracy writ large and that is students, faculty, staff united...We have to become a new political force.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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Good. Now let's keep their feet to the fire. @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social @aaup.org #highered www.wral.com/news/educati...
Chancellor says UNC won’t sign Trump’s higher education compact ‘as written’
A few dozen people gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus to protest the Trump administration's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence." Chancellor Lee Roberts said the ...
www.wral.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Good. Now let's keep their feet to the fire. @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social @aaup.org #highered www.wral.com/news/educati...
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It takes courage to stand up against authoritarian attacks on higher education. @AAUP.org, AFT, our members, our students, and our communities are standing up and standing together—and it’s working. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone bsky.app/profile/debt...
Happening Now: 100+ people rally outside of Apollo Management Group headquartered in NYC to protest its CEO Marc Rowan, the conservative billionaire behind Trump's Higher Ed compact deal that undermines universities ‼️
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It takes courage to stand up against authoritarian attacks on higher education. @AAUP.org, AFT, our members, our students, and our communities are standing up and standing together—and it’s working. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone bsky.app/profile/debt...
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Connecticut state senator and professor at Quinnipiac University, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, calls for the rejection of Trump's loyalty oath compact!
Reject the compact and defend the democratic right for higher ed workers to dissent!
@aftct.bsky.social
Reject the compact and defend the democratic right for higher ed workers to dissent!
@aftct.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Connecticut state senator and professor at Quinnipiac University, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, calls for the rejection of Trump's loyalty oath compact!
Reject the compact and defend the democratic right for higher ed workers to dissent!
@aftct.bsky.social
Reject the compact and defend the democratic right for higher ed workers to dissent!
@aftct.bsky.social
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The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. At best, we can say that this deal could have been worse.
Read our full statement here:
Read our full statement here:
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. We ar…
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November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. At best, we can say that this deal could have been worse.
Read our full statement here:
Read our full statement here:
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President Kotlikoff has assured us that this agreement means that the federal government cannot renew its illegal assault on Cornell’s independence. The promise to not break the law next time would be more reassuring if the federal government had not broken the law this time.
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
President Kotlikoff has assured us that this agreement means that the federal government cannot renew its illegal assault on Cornell’s independence. The promise to not break the law next time would be more reassuring if the federal government had not broken the law this time.