Yale AAUP
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“A central premise of freedom in the United States is freedom to speak our minds, to engage in critical debate or conversation without fear of state reprisal.”
—Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel
—Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel
What other newspapers are saying: Free speech must be preserved
Tufts University PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk had her student visa revoked and was snatched off the streets of Somerville by immigration agents last March because of speech. If there were any lingering ...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
“A central premise of freedom in the United States is freedom to speak our minds, to engage in critical debate or conversation without fear of state reprisal.”
—Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel
—Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel
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Important piece on the history of the US government's ideological deportation policies in light of the outcome in AAUP v. Rubio, including crucial quotes from the courtroom testimony of AAUP-Harvard member Bernhard Nickel:
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Important piece on the history of the US government's ideological deportation policies in light of the outcome in AAUP v. Rubio, including crucial quotes from the courtroom testimony of AAUP-Harvard member Bernhard Nickel:
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Congratulations to the newly formed AAUP chapter at Williams College!
“An overwhelming number of faculty decided that it would behoove us to have more independent organization & to try to stand up for faculty governance, for having our voice heard in the governance of this institution."
“An overwhelming number of faculty decided that it would behoove us to have more independent organization & to try to stand up for faculty governance, for having our voice heard in the governance of this institution."
Faculty form chapter of national union
The Williams chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The group hopes to advocate for faculty concerns and greater faculty d...
williamsrecord.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Congratulations to the newly formed AAUP chapter at Williams College!
“An overwhelming number of faculty decided that it would behoove us to have more independent organization & to try to stand up for faculty governance, for having our voice heard in the governance of this institution."
“An overwhelming number of faculty decided that it would behoove us to have more independent organization & to try to stand up for faculty governance, for having our voice heard in the governance of this institution."
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This is an egregious end run around the Constitution and a violation of the rights of students, educators and parents. Schools must remain safe and welcoming places—not targets for warrantless surveillance and militarized raids.
www.the74million.org/article/ice-...
www.the74million.org/article/ice-...
ICE Taps into School Security Cameras to Aid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show.
www.the74million.org
February 11, 2026 at 5:11 AM
This is an egregious end run around the Constitution and a violation of the rights of students, educators and parents. Schools must remain safe and welcoming places—not targets for warrantless surveillance and militarized raids.
www.the74million.org/article/ice-...
www.the74million.org/article/ice-...
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"Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not" is exactly right. (This op-ed from Arne Duncan and David Pressman is excellent; I hope university leaders will read it.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not" is exactly right. (This op-ed from Arne Duncan and David Pressman is excellent; I hope university leaders will read it.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Almost all university presidents and trustees are in high appeasement mode. It won’t work and it emboldens the autocrat. Brilliant piece by David Pressman & Arne Duncan. Will anyone heed their warning? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Almost all university presidents and trustees are in high appeasement mode. It won’t work and it emboldens the autocrat. Brilliant piece by David Pressman & Arne Duncan. Will anyone heed their warning? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Yale professors Tarren Andrews and David Watts urge Yale to defend academic freedom!
The Yale AAUP and Faculty Senate have proposed contract changes to protect free speech and free inquiry at our university. Now, we need the university to defend its core values.
yaledailynews.com/articles/why...
The Yale AAUP and Faculty Senate have proposed contract changes to protect free speech and free inquiry at our university. Now, we need the university to defend its core values.
yaledailynews.com/articles/why...
yaledailynews.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Yale professors Tarren Andrews and David Watts urge Yale to defend academic freedom!
The Yale AAUP and Faculty Senate have proposed contract changes to protect free speech and free inquiry at our university. Now, we need the university to defend its core values.
yaledailynews.com/articles/why...
The Yale AAUP and Faculty Senate have proposed contract changes to protect free speech and free inquiry at our university. Now, we need the university to defend its core values.
yaledailynews.com/articles/why...
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Mark Bray is Instructional Assistant Professor of history at Rutgers University & the author of Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook. After Trump’s executive order naming “antifa” a terrorist organization, Bray became the target of right-wing attacks, forcing him to flee the country with his family.
February 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Mark Bray is Instructional Assistant Professor of history at Rutgers University & the author of Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook. After Trump’s executive order naming “antifa” a terrorist organization, Bray became the target of right-wing attacks, forcing him to flee the country with his family.
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Great oped on Yale's remarkable rejection of academic freedom - and our Yale AAUP chapter's proposal to start to make academic freedom real for all Yale faculty and researchers. Check it out! yaledailynews.com/articles/why... @yaleaaup.bsky.social
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February 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Great oped on Yale's remarkable rejection of academic freedom - and our Yale AAUP chapter's proposal to start to make academic freedom real for all Yale faculty and researchers. Check it out! yaledailynews.com/articles/why... @yaleaaup.bsky.social
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“With this decision, Governor Stitt has made Oklahoma less attractive to highly qualified educators & has weakened the institutions that provide the most accessible & affordable education to its residents—at real cost to students, communities, & the democratic & economic future of the state.”
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
“With this decision, Governor Stitt has made Oklahoma less attractive to highly qualified educators & has weakened the institutions that provide the most accessible & affordable education to its residents—at real cost to students, communities, & the democratic & economic future of the state.”
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AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt's Executive Order issued today immediately eliminating academic tenure at the state’s public regional universities and community colleges.
AAUP President on the Elimination of Tenure at Oklahoma Regional Universities and Community Colleges.
WASHINGTON—AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to the Governor of Oklahoma’s signing of Executive Order 2026-07, which immediately eliminates the conferral of academ...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt's Executive Order issued today immediately eliminating academic tenure at the state’s public regional universities and community colleges.
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The forced compliance of Portland State admin to reinstate 10 wrongfully terminated faculty members—after initially defying a binding arbitration ruling—is a monumental, hard-won victory for academic labor.
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PSU backs down, agrees to rehire laid-off profs
After union pushback, PSU agrees to reinstate 10 professors laid off in 2024, though it disputes the arbitrator’s authority.
nwlaborpress.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The forced compliance of Portland State admin to reinstate 10 wrongfully terminated faculty members—after initially defying a binding arbitration ruling—is a monumental, hard-won victory for academic labor.
@psuaaup.bsky.social
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Yale professors Tarren Andrews and David Watts urge Yale to defend academic freedom!
The Yale AAUP and Faculty Senate have proposed contract changes to protect free speech and free inquiry at our university. Now, we need the university to defend its core values.
yaledailynews.com/articles/why...
The Yale AAUP and Faculty Senate have proposed contract changes to protect free speech and free inquiry at our university. Now, we need the university to defend its core values.
yaledailynews.com/articles/why...
yaledailynews.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Yale professors Tarren Andrews and David Watts urge Yale to defend academic freedom!
The Yale AAUP and Faculty Senate have proposed contract changes to protect free speech and free inquiry at our university. Now, we need the university to defend its core values.
yaledailynews.com/articles/why...
The Yale AAUP and Faculty Senate have proposed contract changes to protect free speech and free inquiry at our university. Now, we need the university to defend its core values.
yaledailynews.com/articles/why...
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“There can be no question Dr. McCoul was terminated based on the exercise of her right to academic freedom. The subject matter that the student, and then the university, found problematic was germane to her lesson, consistent with the syllabus, the course description and the catalog description.”
Texas A&M Lecturer Who Was Fired Over Gender Lesson Sues University
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
“There can be no question Dr. McCoul was terminated based on the exercise of her right to academic freedom. The subject matter that the student, and then the university, found problematic was germane to her lesson, consistent with the syllabus, the course description and the catalog description.”
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Aggies stood up in full force to challenge government censorship of course materials and to protect academic freedom last week.
You can follow @tamu-aaup.bsky.social's Substack, "Unmuzzled," for updates about their ongoing efforts to defend higher ed in Texas.
#AcademicSky
#DefendHigherEd
You can follow @tamu-aaup.bsky.social's Substack, "Unmuzzled," for updates about their ongoing efforts to defend higher ed in Texas.
#AcademicSky
#DefendHigherEd
February 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Aggies stood up in full force to challenge government censorship of course materials and to protect academic freedom last week.
You can follow @tamu-aaup.bsky.social's Substack, "Unmuzzled," for updates about their ongoing efforts to defend higher ed in Texas.
#AcademicSky
#DefendHigherEd
You can follow @tamu-aaup.bsky.social's Substack, "Unmuzzled," for updates about their ongoing efforts to defend higher ed in Texas.
#AcademicSky
#DefendHigherEd
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New statement from @osuaaup.bsky.social on DHS violence as a threat to university values: “These are impossible conditions in which to work, to learn, to teach, to exercise academic freedom. Our community deserves better.”
AAUP-OSU Statement on DHS Violence as a Threat to University Values
As we witness the violence perpetrated by federal government agencies in Minneapolis and elsewhere, including the murders of Alex Pretti and many others, we are aware of how this brutality is affectin...
www.aaup-osu.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
New statement from @osuaaup.bsky.social on DHS violence as a threat to university values: “These are impossible conditions in which to work, to learn, to teach, to exercise academic freedom. Our community deserves better.”
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So the question here is mis-specified. There is no "alternative" research funding in any way that would make American biomedical research whole for researchers to seek out. 1/ www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/p... via @statnews.com
We asked whether principal investigators have plans in place for how research can continue without them
Researchers must be mindful of unexpected events that may leave them incapacitated or unable to lead their research projects or labs.
www.statnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
So the question here is mis-specified. There is no "alternative" research funding in any way that would make American biomedical research whole for researchers to seek out. 1/ www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/p... via @statnews.com
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BREAKING: the AAUP and @democracydefendersfund.org filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump admin's “Gold Card” visa program, which unlawfully sells US residency to wealthy individuals while pushing aside scientists, researchers, engineers, and other outstanding professionals.
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AAUP Files Lawsuit Challenging Gold Card Visa Program as a Pay-to-Play Scheme
The AAUP and a group of immigrant researchers and professionals today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s “Gold Card” visa program, which unlawfully sells US residency to we...
www.aaup.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
BREAKING: the AAUP and @democracydefendersfund.org filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump admin's “Gold Card” visa program, which unlawfully sells US residency to wealthy individuals while pushing aside scientists, researchers, engineers, and other outstanding professionals.
Read more below👇
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The NY Times reported that Trump was backing off from his $200M fine. Trump saw the report and had a tantrum: he is now threatening Harvard with a capricious and baseless $1B fine and criminal charges. Read the whole sordid tale in this gift article from the Times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The NY Times reported that Trump was backing off from his $200M fine. Trump saw the report and had a tantrum: he is now threatening Harvard with a capricious and baseless $1B fine and criminal charges. Read the whole sordid tale in this gift article from the Times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Join us Wednesday to protect academic freedom at Yale and across CT!
February 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Join us Wednesday to protect academic freedom at Yale and across CT!
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Care about Academic Freedom in Connecticut? Join us!
We will hear from experts from Connecticut on what academic freedom is, why it is so important, and how we can take action in Connecticut.
Register here: aftct-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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We will hear from experts from Connecticut on what academic freedom is, why it is so important, and how we can take action in Connecticut.
Register here: aftct-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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February 1, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Care about Academic Freedom in Connecticut? Join us!
We will hear from experts from Connecticut on what academic freedom is, why it is so important, and how we can take action in Connecticut.
Register here: aftct-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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We will hear from experts from Connecticut on what academic freedom is, why it is so important, and how we can take action in Connecticut.
Register here: aftct-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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"if the university is asking instructors and professors to teach the same way in the classroom with fewer resources and with less support, they're living in a fantasy world."
Jeremy Pressman, UConn-AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE - ‘They’re living in a fantasy world’ - UConn professors sound the alarm on looming budget cuts
The university is ordering some departments to cut their temporary labor budget by 30%, which professors say could lead to changes in the classroom.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"if the university is asking instructors and professors to teach the same way in the classroom with fewer resources and with less support, they're living in a fantasy world."
Jeremy Pressman, UConn-AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social
Jeremy Pressman, UConn-AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social
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"Yale has more resources than 99% of institutions in higher education"
Daniel Martinez HoSang of @yaleaaup.bsky.social on how cuts to Yale's Ph.D. programs threaten critical university research
Daniel Martinez HoSang of @yaleaaup.bsky.social on how cuts to Yale's Ph.D. programs threaten critical university research
A CT university decided to admit fewer grad students. Here’s why despite a $44.1B endowment.
The university is expected to pay $300 million per year due to the increase in the federal tax, the university administration said in a recent memo.
www.courant.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
"Yale has more resources than 99% of institutions in higher education"
Daniel Martinez HoSang of @yaleaaup.bsky.social on how cuts to Yale's Ph.D. programs threaten critical university research
Daniel Martinez HoSang of @yaleaaup.bsky.social on how cuts to Yale's Ph.D. programs threaten critical university research
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Do not underestimate our collective power when we unite to defend academic freedom in the face of government censorship.
We are ready to transform higher ed for the better at Texas A&M and beyond.
This is what the AAUP stands for.
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@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
We are ready to transform higher ed for the better at Texas A&M and beyond.
This is what the AAUP stands for.
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Do not underestimate our collective power when we unite to defend academic freedom in the face of government censorship.
We are ready to transform higher ed for the better at Texas A&M and beyond.
This is what the AAUP stands for.
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
We are ready to transform higher ed for the better at Texas A&M and beyond.
This is what the AAUP stands for.
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org