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Great article by our student newspaper, The Eagle, about faculty, staff, and student concerns about limits to freedom of expression on American University's campus.
AU faculty concerned about attacks on academic freedom amidst national decline in tenure hiring - The Eagle
Faculty, staff call for University to meet the moment and resist compliance
www.theeagleonline.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Great article by our student newspaper, The Eagle, about faculty, staff, and student concerns about limits to freedom of expression on American University's campus.
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“Our administration has taken a series of actions which, in an attempt to placate the Trump administration, have weakened academic freedom & shared governance & accelerated an institutional slide toward executive rule, echoing the authoritarian ethos now holding sway in Washington.“
Statement:
Statement:
In-Defense-of-Shared-Governance
In-Defense-of-Shared-Governance
columbiaaaup.tiiny.site
May 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“Our administration has taken a series of actions which, in an attempt to placate the Trump administration, have weakened academic freedom & shared governance & accelerated an institutional slide toward executive rule, echoing the authoritarian ethos now holding sway in Washington.“
Statement:
Statement:
AU's AAUP Chapter firmly believes the university should request MPD drop the charges against this graduate student. Their presence at the inauguration, and their free expression during it, did not violate any AU policy. The student should never have been removed from the event, much less arrested.
Students and faculty hold campus demonstration in support of graduate student arrested at President Alger’s inauguration - The Eagle
Protestors call on university to uphold core values
www.theeagleonline.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
AU's AAUP Chapter firmly believes the university should request MPD drop the charges against this graduate student. Their presence at the inauguration, and their free expression during it, did not violate any AU policy. The student should never have been removed from the event, much less arrested.
American University has still NOT dropped criminal charges against a student arrested for engaging in silent expression during our new president's inauguration. She did not violate AU's freedom of expression policies & she should not have been arrested. If You are at AU, sign our petition!
AU AAUP chapter leadership statement in response to the arrest of Elaf K. Hasan because of silent, non-disruptive protest
Executive summary: Like all people accused of a crime, graduate student Elaf K. Hasan is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The facts in this case are contested. Right now, we are only hearing…
americanuniversityaaup.wordpress.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
American University has still NOT dropped criminal charges against a student arrested for engaging in silent expression during our new president's inauguration. She did not violate AU's freedom of expression policies & she should not have been arrested. If You are at AU, sign our petition!
AU leadership has been strangely silent as the new administration wages a frontal assault on higher ed. Kudos to the student newspaper, The Eagle, for calling them out: "AU needs to publicly commit to defending students’ rights to protest, speak and assemble without any qualifiers or delays."
Staff Editorial: American University needs to respond to the ACLU’s demands - The Eagle
The University cannot stay silent while members of the community are under attack
www.theeagleonline.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
AU leadership has been strangely silent as the new administration wages a frontal assault on higher ed. Kudos to the student newspaper, The Eagle, for calling them out: "AU needs to publicly commit to defending students’ rights to protest, speak and assemble without any qualifiers or delays."
2 weeks ago AU police arrested a student engaged in silent protest (holding a flag) at our new president's inauguration. The arrest should not have happened bc the student's protest did NOT violate AU's freedom of expression policy. Our statement⬇️
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AU AAUP chapter leadership statement in response to the arrest of Elaf K. Hasan because of silent, non-disruptive protest
Executive summary: Like all people accused of a crime, graduate student Elaf K. Hasan is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The facts in this case are contested. Right now, we are only hearing…
americanuniversityaaup.wordpress.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
2 weeks ago AU police arrested a student engaged in silent protest (holding a flag) at our new president's inauguration. The arrest should not have happened bc the student's protest did NOT violate AU's freedom of expression policy. Our statement⬇️
americanuniversityaaup.wordpress.com/2025/04/13/a...
americanuniversityaaup.wordpress.com/2025/04/13/a...
Come one, come all for American University AAUP's Day of Action for Higher Ed! We need to protect the core mission of universities and the folks who deliver it every day--students, staff, and faculty!
April 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Come one, come all for American University AAUP's Day of Action for Higher Ed! We need to protect the core mission of universities and the folks who deliver it every day--students, staff, and faculty!
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Like many universities, AU has an excellent free expression policy that tracks the First Amendment. But unfortunately, we have no recourse when the institution burdens speech, expression, and academic freedom.
This proposed "backstop" would remedy that.
This proposed "backstop" would remedy that.
This week American University's AAUP membership endorsed the attached proposal that would prevent AU administrators from burdening speech, expression, and association and provide a mechanism for blocking and reversing policing that do so!
americanuniversityaaup.wordpress.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Like many universities, AU has an excellent free expression policy that tracks the First Amendment. But unfortunately, we have no recourse when the institution burdens speech, expression, and academic freedom.
This proposed "backstop" would remedy that.
This proposed "backstop" would remedy that.
This week American University's AAUP membership endorsed the attached proposal that would prevent AU administrators from burdening speech, expression, and association and provide a mechanism for blocking and reversing policing that do so!
americanuniversityaaup.wordpress.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This week American University's AAUP membership endorsed the attached proposal that would prevent AU administrators from burdening speech, expression, and association and provide a mechanism for blocking and reversing policing that do so!
Hi everyone!
We're the American University AAUP chapter! Stay tuned for updates as we get started up on Bluesky!
We're the American University AAUP chapter! Stay tuned for updates as we get started up on Bluesky!
March 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hi everyone!
We're the American University AAUP chapter! Stay tuned for updates as we get started up on Bluesky!
We're the American University AAUP chapter! Stay tuned for updates as we get started up on Bluesky!