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JOIN US! End-of-term happy hour with Drexel AAUP this Thursday 12/4 4-6pm at Two Locals
Fall classes are over…it’s party time! Drexel AAUP social hour, Thurs Dec 4, 4-6pm. Two Locals Brewing Company 3675 Market Street
December 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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NEXT MONDAY (11/12 4-5:30pm) join Drexel AAUP’s Freedom Summit led by @akalhan.bsky.social, Professor of Law & member of @aaup.org's Committee on Academic Freedom & Tenure. Register here: bit.ly/43Z8ZYW
Background image: painting of three dark-skinned figures wearing red, gold, and blue dresses writing numbers on a chalkboard. Poster reads: Drexel-AAUP Academic Freedom Summit, November 17th, 2025. Time 4-5:30pm; Location Hagerty L-33 Join members of the Drexel AAUP and Anil Kalhan, Professor in the Kline Law School and member of AAUP National's "Committee A" (on Academic Freedom and Tenure), as we discuss the university's policy, the current challenges to campus free expression and how to advocate for ourselves, our colleagues, and students. Register for event: bit.ly/43Z8ZYW
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Ex. If you teach about gender, you run the risk of violating the compact’s principle of “Student Equality,” since “institutions [must] commit to defining and otherwise interpreting ‘male,’ ‘female,’ ‘woman,’ and ‘man’ according to reproductive function and biological processes”. YIKES (2/2)
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Our own Drexel faculty member Linda Kim giving a teach-in on the federal administration’s proposed “compact” —would YOUR school violate it? (1/2)
A short Asian American woman with short black hair with a white streak speaks into a microphone addressing a crowd of people off camera. A white man with grey hair holding a sign that says “Higher Education Research Saves Lives” stands beside her.
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Great to see so many Philadelphia hire ed folks at yesterday’s Day of Action! Cross-union organizing makes us stronger in the fight for academic freedom and the soul of our schools
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A group of thirty people holding signs that say “Higher Education Research Saves Lives”, “AAUP”, and “Philly Labor for Higher Education & Healthcare” stand outside PA Senator Dave McCormick’s office. A Santander bank sign is visible in the background.
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM