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Stand Together for Higher Ed (STHE)
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Stand Together for Higher Ed (STHE) is a member-driven organization open to higher ed employees in the U.S. Our work is grounded in the shared values of academic freedom, independent governance, and access to higher education. www.standtogetherhighered.org
👍 A big thumbs up to the universities who have already said absolutely not to the compact. To university leadership: don't give away your institution's autonomy...just say NO.
How Universities Are Responding to Trump’s Compact

The document would require signatories to make sweeping changes to policies and practices. A number of institutions have already said no, and more responses are expected. https://bit.ly/4np6INI

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
October 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Truth is resistance. Join us for a 2-hour training to learn how to share your higher ed story through op-eds, social media, and media interviews. Together we can #ReclaimTheNarrative. Learn more www.standtogetherhighered.org#reclaim
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October 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📣 STHE wants to hear from you! Join us for one of our upcoming brainstorming sessions focused on how to respond to the White House compact. We would love to hear your thoughts and feelings on how our community should be responding. Register at buff.ly/R9VHdrm
#AcademicSky #Academia
October 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Many institutions, organizations, & individuals are standing together to say NO to the White House Compact. Faculty fellows at leading Institutes for Advanced Studies are adding their voice to the choir with a new open letter:

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October 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Should federal funding come with political strings attached? That’s the question raised by the White House’s Compact. Read our national statement + add your perspective: buff.ly/iZheO2v
#AcademicSky #Academia
Statement on Compact — Stand Together
Read our statement concerning the White House Compact.
www.standtogetherhighered.org
October 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Now we are seeing an effort to turn universities into instruments of propaganda for government ideology in the name of fostering a free marketplace of ideas."

Read the latest from Kumble Subbaswamy, STHE co-chair & Chancellor Emeritus UMass Amherst buff.ly/VduYYO4

#AcademicSky #Academia
October 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
How can faculty & staff fight back against threats to higher ed? Join us on 10/29, 2-4pm ET for Reclaim the Narrative. We're providing practical tools to tell your story & amplify the value of higher ed. Co-sponsored by STHE, AAUP, & PEN America. www.standtogetherhighered.org#reclaim #AcademicSky
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The White House’s new Compact asks universities to trade independence for funding. We believe that’s a dangerous precedent. Read our national statement: buff.ly/iZheO2v
#AcademicSky #Academia #HigherEd
Statement on Compact — Stand Together
Read our statement concerning the White House Compact.
www.standtogetherhighered.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The tide is rising against government overreach in higher education and we’re ready to hang ten! 🌊

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

#academicfreedom #nocompact #highereducation #freespeech
Universities Are Standing Up to Trump
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October 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Academic freedom is the backbone of learning, debate, and discovery. In Kumble Subbaswamy’s recent op-ed, he underscores its importance and urges us to defend it not just as faculty, but as a society committed to progress www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-e... #AcademicSky #HigherEd
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September 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Check out the latest Democracy Works podcast featuring STHE! Kathy Roberts Forde & Mark Pachucki discuss what we've been up to this summer, how we're working to help faculty organize, & our hopes for the future. 🎧 Listen here: www.democracyworkspodcast.com/episodes/kat...

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Democracy Works
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September 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We're thrilled to have our work featured by @forbes.com! We're working hard to help faculty and staff across the country organize to fight back against threats to academic freedom and institutional autonomy. Learn more at www.standtogetherhighered.org

#highered #AcademicSky
A Grass-Roots Faculty Effort To Advance Higher Education Takes Shape
As college faculty see their role in university decision-making eroded, a new grass-roots organization is taking shape, providing a platform for a stronger faculty voice.
www.forbes.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Please help us build a following for Stand Together for Higher Ed! We are helping build a national movement to defend against attempts to dismantle, defund, and disparage the greatest #highered system in the world! Please follow, re-post, share widely on other sites. www.standtogetherhighered.org
June 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#academicsky We are facing a coordinated campaign to discredit, defund, and dismantle public higher education. This is not politics as usual. It is an existential threat to our mission, our students, and the future of knowledge itself. Join us! Sign up at www.standtogetherhighered.org
June 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM