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Penn State AAUP calls on administration to keep commonwealth campuses open
“Penn State AAUP finds the administration derelict in its duty to the students, faculty, staff, and community members of the Commonwealth when it announced statewide campus closures.”
www.centredaily.com
The Penn State administration's decision to close commonwealth campuses is a dereliction of its duty.
www.centredaily.com/news/local/e...
www.centredaily.com/news/local/e...
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An American citizen and Los Angeles native, @seiucalifornia @seiuusww President David Huerta was injured and detained when ICE terrorized a working neighborhood. We demand his immediate release!
Let’s be clear: ICE injured and detained the president of SEIU California for peacefully observing.
ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
SEIU California | SEIU California President David Huerta Injured, Detained at ICE Raid in Los Angeles
We are proud of President Huerta’s righteous participation as a community observer, in keeping with his long history of advocating for immigrant workers and with the highest values of our movement…
seiuca.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
An American citizen and Los Angeles native, @seiucalifornia @seiuusww President David Huerta was injured and detained when ICE terrorized a working neighborhood. We demand his immediate release!
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BREAKING
The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.
The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.
June 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
BREAKING
The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.
The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.
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Let’s be clear: ICE injured and detained the president of SEIU California for peacefully observing.
ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
SEIU California | SEIU California President David Huerta Injured, Detained at ICE Raid in Los Angeles
We are proud of President Huerta’s righteous participation as a community observer, in keeping with his long history of advocating for immigrant workers and with the highest values of our movement…
seiuca.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Let’s be clear: ICE injured and detained the president of SEIU California for peacefully observing.
ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him.
seiuca.org/press-releas...
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AAUP President Todd Wolfson calls on the Penn State Board of Trustees to reject proposed campus closures and go back to the drawing board to develop a plan that will serve all Pennsylvanians.
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Penn State Board Should Reject Closure Plans
The news that Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi has asked university trustees to approve closing seven of its campuses despite the fact that university finances are strong is dismaying. So is the f...
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May 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
AAUP President Todd Wolfson calls on the Penn State Board of Trustees to reject proposed campus closures and go back to the drawing board to develop a plan that will serve all Pennsylvanians.
@aaupsu.bsky.social
@aaupsu.bsky.social
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We support PEN America's condemnation of the Indiana University investigation of Dr. Ben Robinson after IU chose to file an anonymous complaint about his in-class example as an SB 202 "intellectual diversity" violation
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Indiana University Investigation of Tenured Professor for “Intellectual Diversity” Law an Egregious Threat to Academic Freedom - PEN America
Indiana University investigation of tenured professor is weaponizing intellectual diversity undermining autonomy of the state's public universities.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We support PEN America's condemnation of the Indiana University investigation of Dr. Ben Robinson after IU chose to file an anonymous complaint about his in-class example as an SB 202 "intellectual diversity" violation
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“The workers and the unions, faculty, students, staff are leading and developing the fight in how to respond to the Trump administration, and we’re sort of dragging the universities along with us, slowly,” said Todd Wolfson, the president of the AAUP.
Hope as US universities find ‘backbone’ against Trump’s assault on education
Anxious Americans find solace as university leaders start to mount more muscular defense of academic freedom
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“The workers and the unions, faculty, students, staff are leading and developing the fight in how to respond to the Trump administration, and we’re sort of dragging the universities along with us, slowly,” said Todd Wolfson, the president of the AAUP.
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Thanks to Saja for sharing her story with AAUP members at this week's discussion hosted by our Committee on Race & Solidarity. We heard first-hand testimonies about how the destruction of universities and schools has impacted lives.
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Help a Gazan Girl Pursue Her Dream Of A Masters In Ireland | Saja Alkhayyat
By the Grace of God, I Am Thrilled to Announce My Acceptance to Trinity Business School-Ireland for My Master's Program
It is both a profound privilege and a heartfelt responsibility to be admitt...
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May 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Thanks to Saja for sharing her story with AAUP members at this week's discussion hosted by our Committee on Race & Solidarity. We heard first-hand testimonies about how the destruction of universities and schools has impacted lives.
www.linkedin.com/posts/saja-a...
www.linkedin.com/posts/saja-a...
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John Fetterman needs to resign.
May 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
John Fetterman needs to resign.
It’s time for academics to organize. We’re stronger together ✊
“This notion that universities will be able to hide in the shadows while others are being attacked is an extremely dangerous and cowardly approach."
It's high time universities stand up and fight back.
#defendhighered
It's high time universities stand up and fight back.
#defendhighered
Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump
The proposed NATO-like alliance for the 18 schools would allow them to share resources in case the president targets one of their members.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It’s time for academics to organize. We’re stronger together ✊
The Penn State administration's decision to close commonwealth campuses is a dereliction of its duty.
www.centredaily.com/news/local/e...
www.centredaily.com/news/local/e...
Penn State AAUP calls on administration to keep commonwealth campuses open
“Penn State AAUP finds the administration derelict in its duty to the students, faculty, staff, and community members of the Commonwealth when it announced statewide campus closures.”
www.centredaily.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Penn State administration's decision to close commonwealth campuses is a dereliction of its duty.
www.centredaily.com/news/local/e...
www.centredaily.com/news/local/e...
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Trump’s executive order on accreditation is yet another attempt to dictate what is taught, learned, & said by college instructors & students.
Threats to remove accreditors are transparent attempts to consolidate power in the hands of the administration in order to stifle teaching & research.
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Threats to remove accreditors are transparent attempts to consolidate power in the hands of the administration in order to stifle teaching & research.
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EO on Accreditation Opens the Door for Rampant Corruption and Political Interference
President Donald Trump’s executive order on accreditation is yet another attempt to dictate what is taught, learned, said and done by college students and instructors. Threats to remove accreditors fr...
www.aaup.org
April 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Trump’s executive order on accreditation is yet another attempt to dictate what is taught, learned, & said by college instructors & students.
Threats to remove accreditors are transparent attempts to consolidate power in the hands of the administration in order to stifle teaching & research.
🧵
Threats to remove accreditors are transparent attempts to consolidate power in the hands of the administration in order to stifle teaching & research.
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They don't have much of anything to say these days, do they?
Ohio colleges mum on details as dozens of international students face visa revocations
At least 56 students across 12 Ohio colleges have had visas revoked, with one OSU student filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming First Amendment violations.
www.cleveland.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
They don't have much of anything to say these days, do they?
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Cuts to federal research funding hurt colleges, slow innovation, and undermine public knowledge. Attacking higher ed is an attack on America’s future. #HigherEdCrisis
www.highereddive.com/news/educati...
www.highereddive.com/news/educati...
Institute of Education Sciences cuts imperil high-quality research, lawsuits allege
Two separate complaints say the U.S. Department of Education’s downsizing of IES was unlawful and will erode data collection and analysis.
www.highereddive.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Cuts to federal research funding hurt colleges, slow innovation, and undermine public knowledge. Attacking higher ed is an attack on America’s future. #HigherEdCrisis
www.highereddive.com/news/educati...
www.highereddive.com/news/educati...
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We are thrilled to be participating in the @actioninhighered.bsky.social National Day of Action for Higher Education this Thursday April 17th! We have a packed day of teach-ins and we're fired up 💪
April 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
We are thrilled to be participating in the @actioninhighered.bsky.social National Day of Action for Higher Education this Thursday April 17th! We have a packed day of teach-ins and we're fired up 💪
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In this post, I commend universities that filed amicus brief in AAUP case challenging speech-based deportations of foreign students, but also explain why this isn't adequate substitute for universities bringing a case of their own: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
Over Eighty Universities File Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Trump's Speech-Based Deportations of Non-citizen Students
In a previous post, I urged universities to band together to file a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump's policy of speech-based deportation of foreign
reason.com
April 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In this post, I commend universities that filed amicus brief in AAUP case challenging speech-based deportations of foreign students, but also explain why this isn't adequate substitute for universities bringing a case of their own: reason.com/volokh/2025/...
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Mark your calendars! This Thursday, April 17, faculty, students, and higher ed workers across the U.S. are uniting for a National Day of Action to defend academic freedom, fight for tuition-free education, and advocate for higher ed as a public good. www.diverseeducation.com/faculty-staf...
Faculty, Students to Hold Nationwide Day of Action Defending Higher Education
Faculty, students, and higher education workers across the country are preparing to participate in a National Day of Action this Thursday, April 17, to defend academic freedom and advocate for higher ...
www.diverseeducation.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Mark your calendars! This Thursday, April 17, faculty, students, and higher ed workers across the U.S. are uniting for a National Day of Action to defend academic freedom, fight for tuition-free education, and advocate for higher ed as a public good. www.diverseeducation.com/faculty-staf...
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The UNC-CH chapter of the AAUP strongly and unequivocally condemns the targeting of international students and scholars.
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
April 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The UNC-CH chapter of the AAUP strongly and unequivocally condemns the targeting of international students and scholars.
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
In light of the April 8 revocation of six UNC student visas, we call on UNC-CH to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk:
unc-ch-aaup.org/news#2025-04...
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Finally joined @aaup.bsky.social today after checking in with my local chapter about my eligibility. The AAUP has done more for academic freedom in these last two years than any university administration has. Seems like a good investment in the Trump era.
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April 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Finally joined @aaup.bsky.social today after checking in with my local chapter about my eligibility. The AAUP has done more for academic freedom in these last two years than any university administration has. Seems like a good investment in the Trump era.
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“The Trump administration’s illegal campaign against universities isn’t just an attack on the people who work and study at them. It’s an attack on the local communities that thrive alongside them.”
– Nikolas Bowie, Harvard law professor and Harvard AAUP member
– Nikolas Bowie, Harvard law professor and Harvard AAUP member
Hoping to steel Harvard’s resolve against Trump demands, Cambridge officials will host a rally - The Boston Globe
It's an unusual move, officials say. But these are unusual times.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“The Trump administration’s illegal campaign against universities isn’t just an attack on the people who work and study at them. It’s an attack on the local communities that thrive alongside them.”
– Nikolas Bowie, Harvard law professor and Harvard AAUP member
– Nikolas Bowie, Harvard law professor and Harvard AAUP member
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everyone at a university who is not in AAUP and/or a union should fix that ASAP
Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1
NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University
Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million
scim.ag
April 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
everyone at a university who is not in AAUP and/or a union should fix that ASAP
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Yesterday we delivered a letter do Rep. Glenn Thompson with over 300 signatures from the Penn State community, telling him to #KillTheCuts to research and higher education.
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Educators, health care workers call on Rep. Thompson to come out against Trump funding cuts
A group of educators, health care workers and supporters delivered a petition to U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson’s Bellefonte office Tuesday, calling on him to come out against cuts in federal funding f...
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April 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Yesterday we delivered a letter do Rep. Glenn Thompson with over 300 signatures from the Penn State community, telling him to #KillTheCuts to research and higher education.
@aaupsu.bsky.social
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NEWS: It began with Mahmoud Khalil. Now the Trump admin is trying to deport *hundreds* of students by vaguely saying they have criminal records—making them guess why.
Some have traffic violations. Some didn't even commit a crime.
One's "criminal record"? Apparently being a domestic violence victim.
Some have traffic violations. Some didn't even commit a crime.
One's "criminal record"? Apparently being a domestic violence victim.
Trump Is Trying to Deport Students Who Show Up in a ‘Criminal Records Check.’ But Many Have Never Been Convicted
What began with Mahmoud Khalil has now expanded into widespread immigration status revocations with no explanation and little apparent recourse.
zeteo.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
NEWS: It began with Mahmoud Khalil. Now the Trump admin is trying to deport *hundreds* of students by vaguely saying they have criminal records—making them guess why.
Some have traffic violations. Some didn't even commit a crime.
One's "criminal record"? Apparently being a domestic violence victim.
Some have traffic violations. Some didn't even commit a crime.
One's "criminal record"? Apparently being a domestic violence victim.
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Right Now across the nation: scientists, educators, students, & healthcare workers are STANDING UP to #KILLTHECUTS.
Every life-saving breakthrough in healthcare starts w/research.
No research, cures.
Trump’s cuts to NIH are a direct attack on our health, our families, & our future.
Every life-saving breakthrough in healthcare starts w/research.
No research, cures.
Trump’s cuts to NIH are a direct attack on our health, our families, & our future.
April 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Right Now across the nation: scientists, educators, students, & healthcare workers are STANDING UP to #KILLTHECUTS.
Every life-saving breakthrough in healthcare starts w/research.
No research, cures.
Trump’s cuts to NIH are a direct attack on our health, our families, & our future.
Every life-saving breakthrough in healthcare starts w/research.
No research, cures.
Trump’s cuts to NIH are a direct attack on our health, our families, & our future.
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Thousands of @uawregion6.bsky.social members and community members are gathering across the University of California (UC) campuses to #KillTheCuts!
📸 from UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego
📸 from UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thousands of @uawregion6.bsky.social members and community members are gathering across the University of California (UC) campuses to #KillTheCuts!
📸 from UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego
📸 from UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego