“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
UConn-AAUP is excited to be in Stamford today talking with members and organizing for a stronger UConn #thectdifference
October 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
UConn-AAUP is excited to be in Stamford today talking with members and organizing for a stronger UConn #thectdifference
Happening now: @uconnaaup.bsky.social members & fellow colleagues in #UConnLabor stand together to shift the balance of power in current #union contract negotiations. #TheCTDifference @aft.org @aftacademics.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Happening now: @uconnaaup.bsky.social members & fellow colleagues in #UConnLabor stand together to shift the balance of power in current #union contract negotiations. #TheCTDifference @aft.org @aftacademics.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social
#TheCTDifference. @aft.org @aftacademics.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @uconnaaup.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Happening now: #NewHavenTeachers prez @leslieblatteau.bsky.social joins advocates in @ctforall.bsky.social, state lawmakers to urge gov & #CTGeneralAssembly leaders act to #FundOurFutureCT in special session this fall. #TheCTDifference @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happening now: #NewHavenTeachers prez @leslieblatteau.bsky.social joins advocates in @ctforall.bsky.social, state lawmakers to urge gov & #CTGeneralAssembly leaders act to #FundOurFutureCT in special session this fall. #TheCTDifference @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
All UConn employees deserve to know where they stand on concerns such as pay and working conditions.
#TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social @uconngeu.bsky.social
#TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social @uconngeu.bsky.social
No Secrets: UConn must bargain transparently with its unions
During the fall 2025 semester, the University of Connecticut has been engaged in collective bargaining negotiations with several influential and important unions on campus.
dailycampus.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
All UConn employees deserve to know where they stand on concerns such as pay and working conditions.
#TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social @uconngeu.bsky.social
#TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social @uconngeu.bsky.social
"What makes a university a university, what makes it truly nationally and internationally renowned, is its commitment to a broad standing engagement with human societies.” #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
UConn to continue monitoring 70 majors with low enrollment
UConn says 70 programs with low enrollment are still being monitored. This is a continuation of a conversation from last year, where some were concerned program reviews could result in closures. All 7...
www.nbcconnecticut.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"What makes a university a university, what makes it truly nationally and internationally renowned, is its commitment to a broad standing engagement with human societies.” #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
“State employees have been without a contract since July,” #TheCTDifference
More unions break talks with Lamont over past-due raises
State employee unions continue to spar with CT Gov. Ned Lamont over raises, with two more bargaining units breaking off talks late Wednesday.
ctmirror.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“State employees have been without a contract since July,” #TheCTDifference
September 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“The work of our public workers is even more critical, but too many agencies are already facing crisis level staffing shortages.” #TheCTDifference
CT slashes more debt – but not from pensions
Connecticut wiped out nearly a third of the unfunded obligations in its health care program for retired state workers.
ctmirror.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“The work of our public workers is even more critical, but too many agencies are already facing crisis level staffing shortages.” #TheCTDifference
“We also wanted to address a frustrating narrative we’ve been hearing more frequently—that Yale has somehow been exempted from the funding freezes and disruptions affecting other institutions,” #TheCTDifference @yaleaaup.bsky.social
Professors lament federal research funding cuts at faculty panel
The Yale chapter of the American Association of University Professors held a virtual panel Thursday featuring six faculty members who have been affected by President Donald Trump’s cuts.
yaledailynews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“We also wanted to address a frustrating narrative we’ve been hearing more frequently—that Yale has somehow been exempted from the funding freezes and disruptions affecting other institutions,” #TheCTDifference @yaleaaup.bsky.social
“We urge the governor to leave the distractions behind and focus on preserving public services and respecting the state employees who provide them every day,” #TheCTDifference
Union to Lamont: Don’t invest our pension funds in Connecticut Sun
Connecticut’s largest state employee union urged Gov. Ned Lamont late Friday to abandon talks of investing pension assets in the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun and focus on negotiating overdue wage agreements...
hartfordbusiness.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“We urge the governor to leave the distractions behind and focus on preserving public services and respecting the state employees who provide them every day,” #TheCTDifference
#TheCTDifference. @aft.org @aftacademics.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @uconnaaup.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
#TheCTDifference. @aft.org @aftacademics.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @uconnaaup.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“The work of our public workers is even more critical, but too many agencies are already facing crisis level staffing shortages,” #TheCTDifference
CT slashes more debt. Why the remaining risk is not eliminated.
“We still have a long way to go, and I don’t think anybody is satisfied by just saying, ‘Hey, we’ve made some progress, and we’re good,'” an official said.
www.courant.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“The work of our public workers is even more critical, but too many agencies are already facing crisis level staffing shortages,” #TheCTDifference
“We don’t need a cookie cutter budget approach that drains funds from UConn and passes the money instead to consultants who shop their same ideas from one university to the next.” #TheCTDifference @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
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“We don’t need a cookie cutter budget approach that drains funds from UConn and passes the money instead to consultants who shop their same ideas from one university to the next.” #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
“Budget transformation plans have led to fewer classes, fewer majors and fewer academic support services for students; job losses for staff and faculty; and worse job conditions for remaining employees." #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
UConn paying $700K for ‘budget transformation initiative’. It’s raising fears about layoffs.
The consultant contract is not to exceed $750,000, according to a budget presentation presented to the UConn Board of Trustees.
www.courant.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Budget transformation plans have led to fewer classes, fewer majors and fewer academic support services for students; job losses for staff and faculty; and worse job conditions for remaining employees." #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
“I’ve been very proud to see so many of our faculty members, my colleagues, staff, the AAUP union … come out year after year and demand and process a healthy budget,” #TheCTDifference
UConn faculty member hears ‘grumbling’ about new athletics payouts
As UConn athletes prepare to share $20.5 million under new NCAA rules, former faculty union president Jeffrey Ogbar says many professors fear being left behind.
www.ctpublic.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“I’ve been very proud to see so many of our faculty members, my colleagues, staff, the AAUP union … come out year after year and demand and process a healthy budget,” #TheCTDifference
“This is how unions win; we show up, we demand change and we stand together,” #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
UConn-AAUP holds rally outside Student Union Ballroom
Members and supporters of the University of Connecticut’s branch of the American Association of University Professors filled the halls outside of the Student Union Ballroom on Monday, Oct. 20, to p…
dailycampus.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“This is how unions win; we show up, we demand change and we stand together,” #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“[Without guaranteed paid family leave,] we get worse educators in the classroom, less creative and less productive scientists in the lab, unreliable committee members and poor decision makers,” #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
UConn faculty paid family leave debate continues in CT Mirror Op Ed pages
University of Connecticut faculty have expressed their frustration with university administrations over paid family leave policies.
dailycampus.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“[Without guaranteed paid family leave,] we get worse educators in the classroom, less creative and less productive scientists in the lab, unreliable committee members and poor decision makers,” #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
Good professors leave UConn for a lack of family leave and resources #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors
UConn currently lets every pregnant/expecting individual reinvent the wheel, cobbling together a leave plan with whatever resources and departmental grace they can muster.
ctmirror.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Good professors leave UConn for a lack of family leave and resources #TheCTDifference @uconnaaup.bsky.social
“Our state agencies are the first line of defense for Connecticut families — and many of them are already stretched to the breaking point,” #TheCTDifference
Legislators mull how CT should react to One Big Beautiful Bill
To buffer the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill, CT legislators are mulling adjustments to the spending cap and more.
ctmirror.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Our state agencies are the first line of defense for Connecticut families — and many of them are already stretched to the breaking point,” #TheCTDifference
"Even when we’re not sick, or having babies, or wondering whether our classes will be cut at the last moment, the ordinary mental load of working at multiple universities is exhausting. And it’s making me worse at my job." #TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social
Opinion: Faculty matter most. So where’s the support?
Faculty “is the #1 predictor for student return, retention, and graduation, above and beyond all other factors.
ctmirror.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Even when we’re not sick, or having babies, or wondering whether our classes will be cut at the last moment, the ordinary mental load of working at multiple universities is exhausting. And it’s making me worse at my job." #TheCTDifference @csuaaup.bsky.social