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We are the collective bargaining agent representing faculty, researchers, and coaches and trainers at UConn. We promote excellence in research, teaching, & service by safe-guarding academic freedom and enhancing faculty rights through collective bargaining
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GUEST ROOM | AAUP Statement on the Trump-Cornell Deal
The Cornell Chapter of the American Association of University Professors writes to address harmful provisions in the University's deal with the Trump administration.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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dailycampus.com/2025/11/10/u...
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.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
IU lecturer says she was removed from classroom over intellectual diversity complaint
Jessica Adams said a student made a complaint about a lesson on white supremacy.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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ctmirror.org/2025/11/06/p...
Opinion: Parking at UConn: A roadblock to access
The price of parking at the University of Connecticut has become a university-wide symbol of inequity and frustration.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Cornell University settles with Trump administration to restore $250m in funds
Upstate New York institution is the fifth university under government investigation to bow to White House demands
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November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks
Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedom
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November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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CSU-AAUP co-hosted a press conference with other American Association of University Professors chapters from across the state to demand that CT leaders reject the Trump administration's higher education "compact" and protect our freedoms.
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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ctmirror.org/2025/11/04/f...
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.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Move over, gender studies: the conservative tide coming for US universities
Deeming universities too leftwing, outside donors and state governments are sponsoring curricula that center the classics, Christianity and the ‘great books’ of western civilization
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November 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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ctmirror.org/2025/10/30/u...
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.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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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
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October 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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New College of Florida says it will ‘happily be the first’ to sign Trump’s higher ed compact
The public institution has already instituted many policies favored by the Trump administration after it was remade by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Florida college that faced DeSantis takeover becomes first to sign Trump pledge
New College of Florida, which saw a conservative takeover under the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), on Monday became the first school to agree to the Trump administration’s funding compact…
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October 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Trump’s War on Universities
Ritual Erasure and the Attrition of Civic Infrastructure
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October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Unwritten Policies Sow Faculty Fears. Are They Enforceable?
A growing number of institutions are censoring faculty speech and instruction through murky verbal directives that sow fear and confusion. Can they be enforced?
www.insidehighered.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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www.courant.com/2025/10/23/u...
UConn professors union calls for stronger protections for academic freedom. Why they are worried.
Union officials say they are looking for stronger protections for professors to be able to “teach, research, and express ideas freely.”
www.courant.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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dailycampus.com/2025/10/21/u...
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…
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October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
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.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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dailycampus.com/2025/10/21/n...
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 11:33 AM
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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
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#TheCTDifference. @aft.org @aftacademics.bsky.social‬ @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @uconnaaup.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social‬
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM