Emory AAUP
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Emory University chapter of the American Association of University Professors
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Hey Emory faculty! The AAUP is fighting for academic freedom, financial support for the academic enterprise, and the freedom for our colleagues and students to work, study, and live without government harassment. Join now to support these and to protect your own career!
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Emory Walkout Jan 20 12 PM Asbury Circle
January 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Emory Walkout Jan 20 12 PM Asbury Circle
Emory AAUP members, hope the semester is off to a good start! Please check your emails for info about goings-on and the upcoming meeting (Jan 30).
January 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Emory AAUP members, hope the semester is off to a good start! Please check your emails for info about goings-on and the upcoming meeting (Jan 30).
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Clemson Settles With Professor Fired for Kirk Comments www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Clemson Settles With Professor Fired for Kirk Comments
Clemson University has agreed to rescind the termination of Joshua Bregy, an assistant professor in the department of environmental engineering and earth sciences, nearly four months after dismissing…
www.insidehighered.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Clemson Settles With Professor Fired for Kirk Comments www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Emory Professor’s opinion column in supporting funding of science published in AJC
www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...
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Despite Trump Cabinet member’s claim, taxpayer-funded science pays dividends
Trump administration Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claims taxpayers get no return from federal investment in university research. Here's why he's wrong.
www.ajc.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Emory Professor’s opinion column in supporting funding of science published in AJC
www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...
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Still a little time for last-minute syllabus tweaks!
Worried about increased surveillance of syllabi & course curricula at your institution?
Check out these resources from the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom to integrate in your course, such as language for academic freedom to put in your syllabus, a teaching module, and a reading list.
Check out these resources from the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom to integrate in your course, such as language for academic freedom to put in your syllabus, a teaching module, and a reading list.
Your Syllabus and Academic Freedom
Making an affirmative case for the values that underpin our work.
academicfreedomontheline.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Still a little time for last-minute syllabus tweaks!
More than just Plato is being censored.
About 200 Texas A&M courses could change due to new restrictions on teaching gender, race www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/t...
Texas A&M restrictions on race, gender could affect 200 courses
With the semester set to begin next week, professors have been directed to alter courses, and some classes have been removed or reassigned from the core curriculum at the College Station campus.
www.texastribune.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
More than just Plato is being censored.
More detail on the absurd and infuriating censorship of a philosophy class, “Contemporary Moral Issues”, at Texas A&M.
January 7, 2026 at 2:52 AM
More detail on the absurd and infuriating censorship of a philosophy class, “Contemporary Moral Issues”, at Texas A&M.
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best news of the year so far
January 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
best news of the year so far
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From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
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What is happening at the University of Oklahoma is an outrageous violation of due process.
"They hide behind vague statements & assertions of ‘trust us.’ At this point, they need to show us and not tell us."
— OU AAUP
"They hide behind vague statements & assertions of ‘trust us.’ At this point, they need to show us and not tell us."
— OU AAUP
Instructor who gave U of Oklahoma student a zero on anti-trans paper removed from teaching
Graduate assistant Mel Curth found Samantha Fulnecky's paper unscientific and offensive in referring to trans people as "demonic."
www.yahoo.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
What is happening at the University of Oklahoma is an outrageous violation of due process.
"They hide behind vague statements & assertions of ‘trust us.’ At this point, they need to show us and not tell us."
— OU AAUP
"They hide behind vague statements & assertions of ‘trust us.’ At this point, they need to show us and not tell us."
— OU AAUP
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The fight against austerity at The New School is connected to other fights in higher ed challenging admins that hire Huron, a consulting firm that offers data to justify budget cuts & faculty layoffs.
Ujju Aggarwal of AAUP-TNS says that solidarity across AAUP chapters & unions is the way forward.
Ujju Aggarwal of AAUP-TNS says that solidarity across AAUP chapters & unions is the way forward.
December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The fight against austerity at The New School is connected to other fights in higher ed challenging admins that hire Huron, a consulting firm that offers data to justify budget cuts & faculty layoffs.
Ujju Aggarwal of AAUP-TNS says that solidarity across AAUP chapters & unions is the way forward.
Ujju Aggarwal of AAUP-TNS says that solidarity across AAUP chapters & unions is the way forward.
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Sign the petition linked below to support higher ed workers at the UNC System in their fight against the requirement to create a searchable repository of all university syllabi, which will endanger students and instructors by inviting political actors to attack free inquiry across UNC campuses.
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
actionnetwork.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Sign the petition linked below to support higher ed workers at the UNC System in their fight against the requirement to create a searchable repository of all university syllabi, which will endanger students and instructors by inviting political actors to attack free inquiry across UNC campuses.
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The University of North Carolina System may require all instructors to publish syllabi starting next year.
“Calling instructors 'work for hire' & stripping them of copyright is a surefire way to turn creative thinkers into widgets."
- Abigail Hatcher, AAUP UNC-Chapel Hill
“Calling instructors 'work for hire' & stripping them of copyright is a surefire way to turn creative thinkers into widgets."
- Abigail Hatcher, AAUP UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC System may require all instructors to publish syllabi, course materials next academic year
The drafted regulation, obtained by The Daily Tar Heel, states the policy would go into effect come the 2026-27 academic year. Some instructors said publishing syllabi would invite outside scrutiny th...
www.dailytarheel.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The University of North Carolina System may require all instructors to publish syllabi starting next year.
“Calling instructors 'work for hire' & stripping them of copyright is a surefire way to turn creative thinkers into widgets."
- Abigail Hatcher, AAUP UNC-Chapel Hill
“Calling instructors 'work for hire' & stripping them of copyright is a surefire way to turn creative thinkers into widgets."
- Abigail Hatcher, AAUP UNC-Chapel Hill
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It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
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AI is not inevitable: A conversation with educators, unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience!
Join your colleagues from across pre-K-12 and higher ed for a webinar on exercising worker power in the age of AI.
December 11, 4-5 p.m. ET on Zoom
Link to register below👇
Join your colleagues from across pre-K-12 and higher ed for a webinar on exercising worker power in the age of AI.
December 11, 4-5 p.m. ET on Zoom
Link to register below👇
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AI is Not Inevitable. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
A conversation with educators, education unions and Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
AI is not inevitable: A conversation with educators, unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience!
Join your colleagues from across pre-K-12 and higher ed for a webinar on exercising worker power in the age of AI.
December 11, 4-5 p.m. ET on Zoom
Link to register below👇
Join your colleagues from across pre-K-12 and higher ed for a webinar on exercising worker power in the age of AI.
December 11, 4-5 p.m. ET on Zoom
Link to register below👇
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Alice Magazine is a fashion and wellness magazine that primarily covers women. Nineteen Fifty-Six covers Black student life and culture.
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
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“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
University suspends Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six student magazines
The University of Alabama Department of Student Life suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, two University-funded student magazines, on Monday, citing a federal memo issued by U.S. Attorney ...
thecrimsonwhite.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Alice Magazine is a fashion and wellness magazine that primarily covers women. Nineteen Fifty-Six covers Black student life and culture.
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
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UNL AAUP are fighting tooth & nail to stop the Board of Regents from cutting $27.5 million from UNL's budget.
"There hasn’t been enough time for faculty to respond...We want shared governance, which means we have a voice that actually matters.”
— Theresa Catalano, UNL AAUP.
"There hasn’t been enough time for faculty to respond...We want shared governance, which means we have a voice that actually matters.”
— Theresa Catalano, UNL AAUP.
UNL professors launch Week of Action ahead of vote on $27.5 million budget cuts
"There hasn't been enough time for faculty to respond, and there hasn't been enough input from the faculty."
www.klkntv.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
UNL AAUP are fighting tooth & nail to stop the Board of Regents from cutting $27.5 million from UNL's budget.
"There hasn’t been enough time for faculty to respond...We want shared governance, which means we have a voice that actually matters.”
— Theresa Catalano, UNL AAUP.
"There hasn’t been enough time for faculty to respond...We want shared governance, which means we have a voice that actually matters.”
— Theresa Catalano, UNL AAUP.
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"The university’s Committee on Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure voted 8-0 that Texas A&M 'had no justification for dismissing' McCoul and 'failed to follow required procedures at multiple stages,' according to a Sunday statement from the Texas A&M chapter of the AAUP."
Texas A&M committee sides with professor fired amid conservative furor
The interim leader of the public university will review the nonbinding report and make "a decision in the coming days or weeks," a spokesperson said.
www.highereddive.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"The university’s Committee on Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure voted 8-0 that Texas A&M 'had no justification for dismissing' McCoul and 'failed to follow required procedures at multiple stages,' according to a Sunday statement from the Texas A&M chapter of the AAUP."
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The Indiana Commission for Higher Education's new policy is threatening shared governance and academic freedom.
"This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana."
- @iubaaup.bsky.social
"This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana."
- @iubaaup.bsky.social
Indiana colleges must answer how new degrees commit to American values
Under new requirements, universities must answer whether proposed degree programs exercise a "commitment to the core values of American society."
www.indystar.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education's new policy is threatening shared governance and academic freedom.
"This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana."
- @iubaaup.bsky.social
"This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana."
- @iubaaup.bsky.social
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Our legal victory in AAUP v. Trump ensures that the Trump administration cannot use civil rights laws to pull federal research funds from universities, which undermines our 1st and 10th amendment rights.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Our legal victory in AAUP v. Trump ensures that the Trump administration cannot use civil rights laws to pull federal research funds from universities, which undermines our 1st and 10th amendment rights.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.
AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal explains why this is a major victory for higher ed workers.
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“For the first time, we are delivering a united message to the Regents: We will not accept a lack of transparency, the exclusion of faculty from decision-making, or the erosion of our university’s 156-year-old mission to educate Nebraska’s students.”
– UNL AAUP President Sarah Zuckerman
– UNL AAUP President Sarah Zuckerman
UNL Faculty Senate approves historic no-confidence resolution
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Faculty Senate voted 60-14 to approve a no-confidence resolution against Chancellor Rodney Bennett. It's believed to be the first such vote in the university's histo...
nebraskapublicmedia.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“For the first time, we are delivering a united message to the Regents: We will not accept a lack of transparency, the exclusion of faculty from decision-making, or the erosion of our university’s 156-year-old mission to educate Nebraska’s students.”
– UNL AAUP President Sarah Zuckerman
– UNL AAUP President Sarah Zuckerman
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Two Florida Atlantic University professors suspended after posting comments about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death have been cleared and reinstated following an outside review. www.wpbf.com/article/flor...
FAU reinstates 2 professors suspended over social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death
Two Florida Atlantic University professors suspended after posting comments about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death have been cleared and reinstated following an outside review.
www.wpbf.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Two Florida Atlantic University professors suspended after posting comments about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death have been cleared and reinstated following an outside review. www.wpbf.com/article/flor...
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One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.