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White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.
85% of CEOs are white men.
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.
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the thing is I do think some of these “they told me I couldn’t be hired. Because I am white” stories might be true in the sense that this is a thing an established white professional would tell a young aspiring white professional, with no basis for believing it other than their own racial grievance
December 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
the thing is I do think some of these “they told me I couldn’t be hired. Because I am white” stories might be true in the sense that this is a thing an established white professional would tell a young aspiring white professional, with no basis for believing it other than their own racial grievance
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Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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A DEMOCRATIC argument for close reading. I loved every word and it was a balm today to me to focus on the detail.
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
December 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A DEMOCRATIC argument for close reading. I loved every word and it was a balm today to me to focus on the detail.
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The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.
Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj
OFFICIAL Statement from AAUP-TNS on Cuts to Faculty and Staff 12-9-25
The New School - Austerity Cuts to the Bone A Statement from the Leadership Council of AAUP-TNS On December 3, 2025, New School President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler issued voluntary sep...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.
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“Slow Poison”: Scholar Mahmood Mamdani on New Book About Uganda, Decolonization & More
“Slow Poison”: Mahmood Mamdani on New Book About Uganda & Decolonization
We speak with the acclaimed academic and writer Mahmood Mamdani, who has just released a new book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State. Mamdani, who has taught ...
www.democracynow.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“Slow Poison”: Scholar Mahmood Mamdani on New Book About Uganda, Decolonization & More
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Historian here it’s Hannah Arendt’s death anniversary and she was of course prescient.
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Historian here it’s Hannah Arendt’s death anniversary and she was of course prescient.
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Members of the UMN Twin Cities AAUP voted unanimously to endorse this Statement of Solidarity with Somali and Immigrant Communities drive.google.com/file/d/1WDWq...
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Members of the UMN Twin Cities AAUP voted unanimously to endorse this Statement of Solidarity with Somali and Immigrant Communities drive.google.com/file/d/1WDWq...
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Your Party: The Return of the Left by Oliver Eagleton is out now!
"Finally, a serious blueprint for a party that wields power for the many, not the few. This book must be read and discussed broadly." — Yanis Varoufakis
"Finally, a serious blueprint for a party that wields power for the many, not the few. This book must be read and discussed broadly." — Yanis Varoufakis
The Return of the Left in Britain
The Your Party conference saw the adoption of a collective membership model, expulsions, boycotts, and a promise to fight for socialist politics in Britain. While the abject failure of Starmer’s…
www.versobooks.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Your Party: The Return of the Left by Oliver Eagleton is out now!
"Finally, a serious blueprint for a party that wields power for the many, not the few. This book must be read and discussed broadly." — Yanis Varoufakis
"Finally, a serious blueprint for a party that wields power for the many, not the few. This book must be read and discussed broadly." — Yanis Varoufakis
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The Indiana Commission for Higher Education's new policy is threatening shared governance and academic freedom.
"This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana."
- @iubaaup.bsky.social
"This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana."
- @iubaaup.bsky.social
Indiana colleges must answer how new degrees commit to American values
Under new requirements, universities must answer whether proposed degree programs exercise a "commitment to the core values of American society."
www.indystar.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education's new policy is threatening shared governance and academic freedom.
"This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana."
- @iubaaup.bsky.social
"This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana."
- @iubaaup.bsky.social
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Listen to @jedpurdy.bsky.social and David Pozen discuss their recent essay with @dahlialithwick.bsky.social for @slate.com’s Amicus podcast
November 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Listen to @jedpurdy.bsky.social and David Pozen discuss their recent essay with @dahlialithwick.bsky.social for @slate.com’s Amicus podcast
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It’s going to be interesting to see what’s considered a third world country.
I mean I’m pretty sure that means Black and Brown but there’s a small chance l could be wrong.
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
I mean I’m pretty sure that means Black and Brown but there’s a small chance l could be wrong.
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
Trump says US will permanently pause migration from 'Third World Countries'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration will work to permanently pause migration from all "Third World Countries" to allow the U.S. system to fully recover.
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
It’s going to be interesting to see what’s considered a third world country.
I mean I’m pretty sure that means Black and Brown but there’s a small chance l could be wrong.
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
I mean I’m pretty sure that means Black and Brown but there’s a small chance l could be wrong.
www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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“Disciplining union members for protected, concerted activity reveals just how far Columbia University leadership has fallen, prioritizing political submission to the Trump agenda over fair treatment & rights of their own employees.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Columbia sends disciplinary letters to at least 20 SWC-UAW members for October picket, union says
After an Oct. 17 Student Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers <a href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/10/26/public-safety-asks-swc-uaw-to-move-picket-off-campus-despite-rules-exemption...
www.columbiaspectator.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Disciplining union members for protected, concerted activity reveals just how far Columbia University leadership has fallen, prioritizing political submission to the Trump agenda over fair treatment & rights of their own employees.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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Billionaires, who quite often do not see education as a common good, should not be guiding higher education policy.
“I kind of yearn,” Mr. Nassirian said, “for the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergé eggs and prized ponies.”
#DefendHigherEd
“I kind of yearn,” Mr. Nassirian said, “for the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergé eggs and prized ponies.”
#DefendHigherEd
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Billionaires, who quite often do not see education as a common good, should not be guiding higher education policy.
“I kind of yearn,” Mr. Nassirian said, “for the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergé eggs and prized ponies.”
#DefendHigherEd
“I kind of yearn,” Mr. Nassirian said, “for the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergé eggs and prized ponies.”
#DefendHigherEd
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New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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"If anything, the response by university leaders may have brought to the fore what some of us suspected all along: Academic freedom is being eroded internally by university administrators & externally by politicians."
— Laura Isabel Serna, President of University of Southern California AAUP
— Laura Isabel Serna, President of University of Southern California AAUP
Commentary: Fearing Trump, universities themselves restrict academic freedom
Seven out of the nine universities that the Trump administration invited to offer feedback on the so...
www.macon.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"If anything, the response by university leaders may have brought to the fore what some of us suspected all along: Academic freedom is being eroded internally by university administrators & externally by politicians."
— Laura Isabel Serna, President of University of Southern California AAUP
— Laura Isabel Serna, President of University of Southern California AAUP
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📚 Academic Freedom: A Brief History📚
Check out this awesome event featuring Joan Wallach Scott and Alex Gourevitch, organized by AAUP - Brown!
November 17, 7:30pm ET over Zoom
Register via QR code in graphic
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Check out this awesome event featuring Joan Wallach Scott and Alex Gourevitch, organized by AAUP - Brown!
November 17, 7:30pm ET over Zoom
Register via QR code in graphic
@aaupbrownchapter.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
📚 Academic Freedom: A Brief History📚
Check out this awesome event featuring Joan Wallach Scott and Alex Gourevitch, organized by AAUP - Brown!
November 17, 7:30pm ET over Zoom
Register via QR code in graphic
@aaupbrownchapter.bsky.social
Check out this awesome event featuring Joan Wallach Scott and Alex Gourevitch, organized by AAUP - Brown!
November 17, 7:30pm ET over Zoom
Register via QR code in graphic
@aaupbrownchapter.bsky.social
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“The new schools in Gaza are private, and their scarcity drives up prices. I had to pay 300 shekels in registration fees, plus 170 shekels per month—a huge amount of money in Gaza, which most people can’t afford. Parents borrow money where they can to pay tuition fees.”
A dispatch from Gaza:
A dispatch from Gaza:
First Day of School in South Rimal - Boston Review
Classes have started for a lucky few, but Gaza’s public sector lies in ruins.
www.bostonreview.net
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“The new schools in Gaza are private, and their scarcity drives up prices. I had to pay 300 shekels in registration fees, plus 170 shekels per month—a huge amount of money in Gaza, which most people can’t afford. Parents borrow money where they can to pay tuition fees.”
A dispatch from Gaza:
A dispatch from Gaza:
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After an instructor showed a graphic depicting the "pyramid of white supremacy," she found herself under investigation. Her own dean was listed as the complainant. https://chroni.cl/4hYwzuH
An Instructor Showed a Graphic on White Supremacy. Did She Break the Law?
An Indiana University lecturer has been removed from the classroom while her institution investigates whether she violated the state’s controversial intellectual-diversity law.
chroni.cl
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
After an instructor showed a graphic depicting the "pyramid of white supremacy," she found herself under investigation. Her own dean was listed as the complainant. https://chroni.cl/4hYwzuH
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BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
💥 💥 💥
Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.
Full ruling here:
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bizarrely this article does not simply directly answer the question raised in the headline (spooling it over several subsections that start many paragraphs in) but the answer is: Colombia, the UK, and the Netherlands
time.com/7333231/coun...
time.com/7333231/coun...
Which Countries Have Stopped Sharing Intelligence With U.S.?
Some countries have now suspended—or curtailed—their intelligence sharing with the U.S. Here's what to know.
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
bizarrely this article does not simply directly answer the question raised in the headline (spooling it over several subsections that start many paragraphs in) but the answer is: Colombia, the UK, and the Netherlands
time.com/7333231/coun...
time.com/7333231/coun...
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This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory
This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory
At Zohran Mamdani’s victory party at the Brooklyn Paramount on Tuesday night, Democracy Now! spoke with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “We’re not going to be intimidated,” Ocasio-Cortez said...
www.democracynow.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory