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Today as we remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., let's continue his fight for justice. In our schools, hospitals, workplaces, and communities, it is up to us to stand against injustice and work towards opportunity for all.
January 19, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Today as we remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., let's continue his fight for justice. In our schools, hospitals, workplaces, and communities, it is up to us to stand against injustice and work towards opportunity for all.
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Texas A&M canceled Dr. Bright’s Ethics in Public Policy course a day after he appeared on local television criticizing the institution’s banning of Plato & other academic texts.
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Texas A&M Administrators Will Cancel Your Course If You Don’t Tell Them Exactly Where And What Its Race And Gender Parts Are* - Daily Nous
Texas A&M University (TAMU) administrators cancelled "Ethics in Public Policy," a graduate course in the university's Bush School of Government and Public Service, because they rejected as too vague i...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Texas A&M canceled Dr. Bright’s Ethics in Public Policy course a day after he appeared on local television criticizing the institution’s banning of Plato & other academic texts.
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#academicsky
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“The suspension of Mel Curth, a graduate instructor at the University of Oklahoma (OU), stemming from a grading dispute with a student, is an egregious violation of widely accepted principles of academic freedom and due process.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
National AAUP condemns suspension of OU graduate instructor for Bible-based essay grade
The American Association of University Professors issued a statement Thursday condemning OU for removing the graduate instructor who gave a failing grade to a student’s Bible-based essay.
www.oudaily.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
“The suspension of Mel Curth, a graduate instructor at the University of Oklahoma (OU), stemming from a grading dispute with a student, is an egregious violation of widely accepted principles of academic freedom and due process.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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In a week, Texas A&M goes from censoring Plato to canceling Dr. Leonard Bright's Ethics & Public Policy course on unfounded allegations it taught "race & gender ideology."
“The message was clear: Be very afraid, no one can save you from being censored at TAMU.”
— @drleonardbright.bsky.social
“The message was clear: Be very afraid, no one can save you from being censored at TAMU.”
— @drleonardbright.bsky.social
‘Censored’: Texas A&M cancels course under new ‘race and gender ideology’ policy
Texas A&M’s government and public service department alleges a professor refused to submit information about his class for review.
www.star-telegram.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
In a week, Texas A&M goes from censoring Plato to canceling Dr. Leonard Bright's Ethics & Public Policy course on unfounded allegations it taught "race & gender ideology."
“The message was clear: Be very afraid, no one can save you from being censored at TAMU.”
— @drleonardbright.bsky.social
“The message was clear: Be very afraid, no one can save you from being censored at TAMU.”
— @drleonardbright.bsky.social
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"Talking straight here, the big problem in this case is that the cabinet secretaries and, ostensibly, the president of the United States are not honoring the First Amendment,” Judge William G. Young said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Judge Proposes Restricting Deportation of Scores of Noncitizen Academics
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
"Talking straight here, the big problem in this case is that the cabinet secretaries and, ostensibly, the president of the United States are not honoring the First Amendment,” Judge William G. Young said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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I was in the courtroom for this hearing today and it was, indeed, quite something to hear a federal judge outline a Cabinet-level “conspiracy”—his term—to flout the First Amendment. All the documents in the case will be unsealed as of 1/22 when judgment gets entered. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Judge Proposes Restricting Deportation of Scores of Noncitizen Academics
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I was in the courtroom for this hearing today and it was, indeed, quite something to hear a federal judge outline a Cabinet-level “conspiracy”—his term—to flout the First Amendment. All the documents in the case will be unsealed as of 1/22 when judgment gets entered. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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Check out this report documenting censorship in higher education in the US. It chronicles record-breaking numbers of state bills that directly or indirectly censor classroom speech and an unprecedented federal campaign to exert ideological control over research, teaching, and campus life.
New PEN America Report Warns of Expanding Web of Control as Politicians Escalate Campaign to Censor U.S. Colleges and Universities https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-warns-of-expanding-web-of-control-as-politicians-escalate-campaign-to-censor-u-s-colleges-and-universities/
PEN America Warns of Expanding Web of Control as Politicians Escalate Campaign to Censor U.S. Colleges and Universities
A new PEN America report on the state of higher education warns of an alarming political web of control on state and federal levels
pen.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Check out this report documenting censorship in higher education in the US. It chronicles record-breaking numbers of state bills that directly or indirectly censor classroom speech and an unprecedented federal campaign to exert ideological control over research, teaching, and campus life.
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AAUP Portland State University secured a crucial win:
Admin will reinstate laid-off faculty & comply with an arbitration decision after violating @psuaaup.bsky.social's contract.
This win proves that higher ed unions are key to protecting faculty livelihood at our universities.
Read more here👇
Admin will reinstate laid-off faculty & comply with an arbitration decision after violating @psuaaup.bsky.social's contract.
This win proves that higher ed unions are key to protecting faculty livelihood at our universities.
Read more here👇
Portland State agrees to reinstate laid off faculty
Portland State University is reversing course and fully complying with an arbitration decision ordering the university to reinstate some faculty laid off in last year’s budget cuts.
www.opb.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
AAUP Portland State University secured a crucial win:
Admin will reinstate laid-off faculty & comply with an arbitration decision after violating @psuaaup.bsky.social's contract.
This win proves that higher ed unions are key to protecting faculty livelihood at our universities.
Read more here👇
Admin will reinstate laid-off faculty & comply with an arbitration decision after violating @psuaaup.bsky.social's contract.
This win proves that higher ed unions are key to protecting faculty livelihood at our universities.
Read more here👇
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ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
January 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
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The national AAUP, alongside AAUP–Penn, joined a coalition of Jewish students and scholars to intervene in a Trump administration lawsuit seeking the University of Pennsylvania to disclose the private information of its Jewish faculty and students.
Read our statement below.
Read our statement below.
AAUP Joins Suit Opposing EEOC Subpoena of Jewish Faculty and Students
The national AAUP, alongside AAUP–Penn, joined a coalition of Jewish students and scholars to intervene in a Trump administration lawsuit seeking the University of Pennsylvania to disclose the private...
www.aaup.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The national AAUP, alongside AAUP–Penn, joined a coalition of Jewish students and scholars to intervene in a Trump administration lawsuit seeking the University of Pennsylvania to disclose the private information of its Jewish faculty and students.
Read our statement below.
Read our statement below.
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"We seem to be entering an age of state control armed only with the delusional hope that if universities hide and say nothing about all of the obvious ways in which the nation is slouching toward the demise of democracy, they will avoid political retribution."
Opinion | Where’s the Outrage? Universities Need to Speak Up.
The lack of response to the killing of Renee Nicole Good is shameful.
www.chronicle.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
"We seem to be entering an age of state control armed only with the delusional hope that if universities hide and say nothing about all of the obvious ways in which the nation is slouching toward the demise of democracy, they will avoid political retribution."
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The decision to censor teachings of Plato at Texas A&M University…
1️⃣ goes far beyond what is required by Senate Bill 37 and TAMU policies
2️⃣ is an academic absurdity and textbook violation of academic freedom
3️⃣ suppresses scholarly discussion around race, gender, and sexuality
1️⃣ goes far beyond what is required by Senate Bill 37 and TAMU policies
2️⃣ is an academic absurdity and textbook violation of academic freedom
3️⃣ suppresses scholarly discussion around race, gender, and sexuality
January 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The decision to censor teachings of Plato at Texas A&M University…
1️⃣ goes far beyond what is required by Senate Bill 37 and TAMU policies
2️⃣ is an academic absurdity and textbook violation of academic freedom
3️⃣ suppresses scholarly discussion around race, gender, and sexuality
1️⃣ goes far beyond what is required by Senate Bill 37 and TAMU policies
2️⃣ is an academic absurdity and textbook violation of academic freedom
3️⃣ suppresses scholarly discussion around race, gender, and sexuality
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"The Red Scares were one of the most repressive periods of the 20th century, and yet we are seeing similar efforts to stifle free speech & punish political dissent in higher education today."
— Dominique Baker, scholar of US higher education policy
Check out the column below 👇
— Dominique Baker, scholar of US higher education policy
Check out the column below 👇
Censorship Arrives on Campus
In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom...
www.insidehighered.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
"The Red Scares were one of the most repressive periods of the 20th century, and yet we are seeing similar efforts to stifle free speech & punish political dissent in higher education today."
— Dominique Baker, scholar of US higher education policy
Check out the column below 👇
— Dominique Baker, scholar of US higher education policy
Check out the column below 👇
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This Is No Way to Run a University www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | This Is No Way to Run a University
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
This Is No Way to Run a University www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
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“This would make excellent material for a Monty Python sketch. One can imagine the official censorship list: these dialogues you are permitted to teach; those you must pretend do not exist — and if you ever cross the line, you will be fired.”
January 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“This would make excellent material for a Monty Python sketch. One can imagine the official censorship list: these dialogues you are permitted to teach; those you must pretend do not exist — and if you ever cross the line, you will be fired.”
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"As we approach the start of the new semester it falls to us to do whatever we can to keep one another safe. Please remember: while ICE agents may enter public areas of the campus, they require a subpoena or a valid judicial warrant to enter private or restricted spaces."
– @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social
– @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"As we approach the start of the new semester it falls to us to do whatever we can to keep one another safe. Please remember: while ICE agents may enter public areas of the campus, they require a subpoena or a valid judicial warrant to enter private or restricted spaces."
– @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social
– @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social
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"Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. A university that censors Plato—as well as other significant texts—abandons its obligation to truth, free inquiry, and the public trust."
— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
AAUP President Todd Wolfson: An Institution That Censors Plato is Not a Serious Institution of Higher Learning
Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. Barring a foundational philosopher who is a cornerstone of Western thought because his work touches on race or ge...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. A university that censors Plato—as well as other significant texts—abandons its obligation to truth, free inquiry, and the public trust."
— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
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That is why @AFT.org and @AAUP.org have made college affordability a central part of our campaign, "Saving Lives, Building Futures, Powering the Economy." Learn more here: aft.org/HigherEdBenefitsEveryone (2/2)
Higher Education: Saving Lives, Building Futures, Powering the Economy
aft.org
January 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
That is why @AFT.org and @AAUP.org have made college affordability a central part of our campaign, "Saving Lives, Building Futures, Powering the Economy." Learn more here: aft.org/HigherEdBenefitsEveryone (2/2)
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Student parents move mountains to care for their kids & attend college, because they know how much higher education will improve their & their families' lives. We should be making it easier for them to attend college, not harder. (1/2) www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Parenting Students Bear the Brunt of Federal Cuts
Parenting students’ advocates say this population is especially vulnerable as the Trump administration makes changes to childcare funding and public benefits.
www.insidehighered.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Student parents move mountains to care for their kids & attend college, because they know how much higher education will improve their & their families' lives. We should be making it easier for them to attend college, not harder. (1/2) www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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“Plato does not agree with the narrative that there are two biological sexes and that everyone should be heterosexual. So it is controversial. But that's the whole point of including him in the syllabus.”
— Martin Peterson, Texas A&M
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— Martin Peterson, Texas A&M
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January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
“Plato does not agree with the narrative that there are two biological sexes and that everyone should be heterosexual. So it is controversial. But that's the whole point of including him in the syllabus.”
— Martin Peterson, Texas A&M
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— Martin Peterson, Texas A&M
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“If tenured faculty can be dismissed without a hearing at which the administration has to make the case before an elected body of peers, then that’s effectively the end of tenure in South Dakota."
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
South Dakota Adopts Post-Tenure Review
While the South Dakota Board of Regents says post-tenure review is a move toward increased accountability, critics say the policy will effectively kill tenure in the state.
www.insidehighered.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“If tenured faculty can be dismissed without a hearing at which the administration has to make the case before an elected body of peers, then that’s effectively the end of tenure in South Dakota."
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
— Mark Criley, AAUP Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance
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“In a real university, we should be permitted to discuss *all* of Plato’s dialogues.”
Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course
per @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance". - Plato
Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course
per @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance". - Plato
Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course
Martin Peterson wasn’t surprised when he had to excise two units on race and gender ideology from a philosophy course. What did shock him was that the ban included readings from Plato’s “Symposium.”
www.chronicle.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“In a real university, we should be permitted to discuss *all* of Plato’s dialogues.”
Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course
per @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance". - Plato
Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course
per @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/texa...
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance". - Plato
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Syllabi review policies at Texas A&M introduce censorship on discussions of race & gender in 200 courses.
Restrictions include banning Plato's writings, who "founded Academy, the very first university," Martin Peterson says.
"If we cannot freely discuss Plato, we no longer have a university."
Restrictions include banning Plato's writings, who "founded Academy, the very first university," Martin Peterson says.
"If we cannot freely discuss Plato, we no longer have a university."
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 3:12 PM
Syllabi review policies at Texas A&M introduce censorship on discussions of race & gender in 200 courses.
Restrictions include banning Plato's writings, who "founded Academy, the very first university," Martin Peterson says.
"If we cannot freely discuss Plato, we no longer have a university."
Restrictions include banning Plato's writings, who "founded Academy, the very first university," Martin Peterson says.
"If we cannot freely discuss Plato, we no longer have a university."
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"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
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The parallels between the Red Scare of the 1950s and today’s assault on higher ed remind us of the need to join communities of resistance.
Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.
Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.
A General Air of Anxiety
The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.
www.bostonreview.net
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The parallels between the Red Scare of the 1950s and today’s assault on higher ed remind us of the need to join communities of resistance.
Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.
Read Joan Wallach Scott (former chair of AAUP’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure) on the stakes of defending higher ed as a public good.