hekademeia
@hekademeia.bsky.social
political science professor @ Rutgers University, faculty union leader, shared governance activist, computer nerd, artist, musician, tap dancer, cat mom
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Congrats to AFTNJ President Jennifer S. Higgins and Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union President Heather Pierce for being named to Gov.-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social’s education and fiscal responsibility/govt. accountability transition action teams, respectively:
www.nj.gov/govelect/act...
@aft.org
www.nj.gov/govelect/act...
@aft.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Congrats to AFTNJ President Jennifer S. Higgins and Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union President Heather Pierce for being named to Gov.-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social’s education and fiscal responsibility/govt. accountability transition action teams, respectively:
www.nj.gov/govelect/act...
@aft.org
www.nj.gov/govelect/act...
@aft.org
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Mayor Baraka’s arrest was shocking — and he should be released immediately. I called ICE leadership who relayed that the mayor was arrested for trespassing. 1/3
May 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Mayor Baraka’s arrest was shocking — and he should be released immediately. I called ICE leadership who relayed that the mayor was arrested for trespassing. 1/3
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Princeton Canvass Launch · Ras Baraka for Governor
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May 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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🚨NOW! We’re outside Delaney Hall w/ dozens of immigrant orgs, allies as Mayor of Newark @rasjbaraka.bsky.social attempts to enter the facility. GeoGroup has ignored every order & Delaney Hall is fully operational as an ICE jail.
📢GEOGROUP YOU CAN’T HIDE, OUR COMMUNITIES ARE HERE TO FIGHT!
📢GEOGROUP YOU CAN’T HIDE, OUR COMMUNITIES ARE HERE TO FIGHT!
May 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🚨NOW! We’re outside Delaney Hall w/ dozens of immigrant orgs, allies as Mayor of Newark @rasjbaraka.bsky.social attempts to enter the facility. GeoGroup has ignored every order & Delaney Hall is fully operational as an ICE jail.
📢GEOGROUP YOU CAN’T HIDE, OUR COMMUNITIES ARE HERE TO FIGHT!
📢GEOGROUP YOU CAN’T HIDE, OUR COMMUNITIES ARE HERE TO FIGHT!
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where we are in 2025: major universities seeking a mutual-protection treaty against the U.S. president
April 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
where we are in 2025: major universities seeking a mutual-protection treaty against the U.S. president
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At least 13 university/college senates have passed Mutual Academic Defense Compact resolutions to unite against the current attacks on higher ed! Let's keep this momentum going. We're keeping track and posting links to the MADCs at wearehighered.org.
We Are Higher Ed
wearehighered.org
April 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
At least 13 university/college senates have passed Mutual Academic Defense Compact resolutions to unite against the current attacks on higher ed! Let's keep this momentum going. We're keeping track and posting links to the MADCs at wearehighered.org.
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The UMD Senate just voted overwhelmingly to adopt the Big 10 Mutual Defense Compact. Ohio State was 15 minutes before us. The makes half of the Big 10 that have signed on.
April 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The UMD Senate just voted overwhelmingly to adopt the Big 10 Mutual Defense Compact. Ohio State was 15 minutes before us. The makes half of the Big 10 that have signed on.
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The Ohio State University Faculty Council voted 35-11 on April 24, 2025 to join the Big Ten "mutual defense compact" that would support the defense of academic freedom. They join universities of IL, IN, IA, MD, MN, NE, OR, WA, WI, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC.
April 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The Ohio State University Faculty Council voted 35-11 on April 24, 2025 to join the Big Ten "mutual defense compact" that would support the defense of academic freedom. They join universities of IL, IN, IA, MD, MN, NE, OR, WA, WI, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC.
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Half Of Big Ten Faculty Senates Have Voted For A Mutual Defense Compact www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Half Of Big Ten Faculty Senates Have Voted For Mutual Defense Compact
Faculty at 9 of the 18 institutions in the Big Ten Conference have now endorsed resolutions urging a mutual defense compact against attacks by the Trump administration.
www.forbes.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Half Of Big Ten Faculty Senates Have Voted For A Mutual Defense Compact www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Two-thirds of the Big Ten faculty senates have now endorsed mutual-defense compact resolutions, with Oregon and Penn State voting this week. Of note: Oregon's resolution cites the Trump admin "actively censoring curricula" and "carrying out politically motivated detentions." #HigherEd #AcademicSky
May 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Two-thirds of the Big Ten faculty senates have now endorsed mutual-defense compact resolutions, with Oregon and Penn State voting this week. Of note: Oregon's resolution cites the Trump admin "actively censoring curricula" and "carrying out politically motivated detentions." #HigherEd #AcademicSky
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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Academic Senate resoundingly approved (141 to 4, with 10 abstentions) its version of a Big 10 Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC), originally proposed by Rutgers a month ago! ✊ www.senate.illinois.edu/2024-2025/20...
www.senate.illinois.edu
April 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Academic Senate resoundingly approved (141 to 4, with 10 abstentions) its version of a Big 10 Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC), originally proposed by Rutgers a month ago! ✊ www.senate.illinois.edu/2024-2025/20...
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Two Rutgers University professors are taking on the Trump administration with a mutual defense compact. Faculty from any school that signs on commits to a unified and vigorous response if any other university comes under political or legal attack.
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
Rutgers professors take on Trump admin with mutual defense compact
Two Rutgers University professors are taking on the Trump administration with a mutual defense compact. Faculty from any school that signs on commits to a unified and vigorous response if any other un...
www.msnbc.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Two Rutgers University professors are taking on the Trump administration with a mutual defense compact. Faculty from any school that signs on commits to a unified and vigorous response if any other university comes under political or legal attack.
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
www.msnbc.com/chris-jansin...
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College mutual-defense compact resolutions propose sharing resources — such as legal representation, legislative advocacy, and communications efforts — with member institutions that find themselves "under direct political or legal infringement" from the federal government. chroni.cl/42Qn0Xx
More and More Faculty Groups Want Their Colleges to Stand Together Against Trump
They want to sign on to mutual-defense compacts, based on the idea that “the preservation of one institution’s integrity is the concern of all.”
chroni.cl
April 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
College mutual-defense compact resolutions propose sharing resources — such as legal representation, legislative advocacy, and communications efforts — with member institutions that find themselves "under direct political or legal infringement" from the federal government. chroni.cl/42Qn0Xx
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Good news. The University of Illinois faculty senate voted today to join the Big Ten Mutual Academic Defense Compact.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
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UI Senate approves resolution to join Big Ten Defense Compact
The University Senate approved a resolution to join a Big Ten Academic Defense Compact with universities in the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
dailyillini.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Good news. The University of Illinois faculty senate voted today to join the Big Ten Mutual Academic Defense Compact.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
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Academic senate of the University of Illinois resolves to join the Big 10 mutual defense compact! Proud to have been a co-signer of a great resolution put forward by @gipperfish.bsky.social
UI Senate approves resolution to join Big Ten Defense Compact
The University Senate approved a resolution to join a Big Ten Academic Defense Compact with universities in the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
dailyillini.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Academic senate of the University of Illinois resolves to join the Big 10 mutual defense compact! Proud to have been a co-signer of a great resolution put forward by @gipperfish.bsky.social
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They drafted a one-page “mutual defense compact.” It was a one-for-all, all-for-one statement of solidarity among schools in the Big Ten athletic and academic conference. “An infringement against one member university,” they wrote, “shall be considered an infringement against all.”
This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump (Gift Article)
Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
They drafted a one-page “mutual defense compact.” It was a one-for-all, all-for-one statement of solidarity among schools in the Big Ten athletic and academic conference. “An infringement against one member university,” they wrote, “shall be considered an infringement against all.”
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Now, Oregon! That brings us to 2/3 of the Big Ten faculty and staff senates calling for a mutual defense compact:
Rutgers
Nebraska
Indiana
Michigan State
Michigan
Minnesota
Washington
Ohio State
Illinois
Maryland
Penn State
Oregon
Plus UMass,New Mexico, SUNY, Emerson College, and at least 3 CUNYS.
Rutgers
Nebraska
Indiana
Michigan State
Michigan
Minnesota
Washington
Ohio State
Illinois
Maryland
Penn State
Oregon
Plus UMass,New Mexico, SUNY, Emerson College, and at least 3 CUNYS.
May 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Now, Oregon! That brings us to 2/3 of the Big Ten faculty and staff senates calling for a mutual defense compact:
Rutgers
Nebraska
Indiana
Michigan State
Michigan
Minnesota
Washington
Ohio State
Illinois
Maryland
Penn State
Oregon
Plus UMass,New Mexico, SUNY, Emerson College, and at least 3 CUNYS.
Rutgers
Nebraska
Indiana
Michigan State
Michigan
Minnesota
Washington
Ohio State
Illinois
Maryland
Penn State
Oregon
Plus UMass,New Mexico, SUNY, Emerson College, and at least 3 CUNYS.
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Rutgers professors are fighting back against Trump’s attack on academic freedom with a bold “Mutual Academic Defense Compact.” It’s time for universities to stand strong and say NO to political interference! 🔥 #Resist #AcademicFreedom #TrumpWatch #DefendDemocracy www.google.com/url?q=https:...
Rutgers professors take on Trump admin with mutual defense compact
Two Rutgers University professors are taking on the Trump administration with a mutual defense compact. Faculty from any school that signs on commits to a unified and vigorous response if any other university comes under political or legal attack. Professors David Salas-de la Cruz and Paul Boxer join Chris Jansing to explain more about their mission.
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May 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Rutgers professors are fighting back against Trump’s attack on academic freedom with a bold “Mutual Academic Defense Compact.” It’s time for universities to stand strong and say NO to political interference! 🔥 #Resist #AcademicFreedom #TrumpWatch #DefendDemocracy www.google.com/url?q=https:...
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Two Rutgers University professors — frustrated by the Trump administration's cuts to research funding and efforts to dictate policy on some campuses — wrote a “mutual defense compact” that calls for Big Ten schools to support each other against pressure. Their effort is gaining steam.
This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump
Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Two Rutgers University professors — frustrated by the Trump administration's cuts to research funding and efforts to dictate policy on some campuses — wrote a “mutual defense compact” that calls for Big Ten schools to support each other against pressure. Their effort is gaining steam.
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🎁 This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump
Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.
Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.
This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump (Gift Article)
Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🎁 This State University Has a Plan to Take on Trump
Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.
Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.
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“If a pact is formed, the universities shall “commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund”. The fund will be in turn used to provide “immediate and strategic support to any member institution under direct political or legal infringement.”
#defendhighered
#defendhighered
US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks
Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
“If a pact is formed, the universities shall “commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund”. The fund will be in turn used to provide “immediate and strategic support to any member institution under direct political or legal infringement.”
#defendhighered
#defendhighered
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“This notion that universities will be able to hide in the shadows while others are being attacked is an extremely dangerous and cowardly approach."
It's high time universities stand up and fight back.
#defendhighered
It's high time universities stand up and fight back.
#defendhighered
Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump
The proposed NATO-like alliance for the 18 schools would allow them to share resources in case the president targets one of their members.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“This notion that universities will be able to hide in the shadows while others are being attacked is an extremely dangerous and cowardly approach."
It's high time universities stand up and fight back.
#defendhighered
It's high time universities stand up and fight back.
#defendhighered
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We see you Kennesaw State University Faculty Senate!
1st in the South to pass a resolution establishing a mutual defense compact w/ other institutions.
"Whereas, Faculty members must organize to effectively counter political attacks on higher education & defend #academicfreedom..."
#defendhighered
1st in the South to pass a resolution establishing a mutual defense compact w/ other institutions.
"Whereas, Faculty members must organize to effectively counter political attacks on higher education & defend #academicfreedom..."
#defendhighered
April 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We see you Kennesaw State University Faculty Senate!
1st in the South to pass a resolution establishing a mutual defense compact w/ other institutions.
"Whereas, Faculty members must organize to effectively counter political attacks on higher education & defend #academicfreedom..."
#defendhighered
1st in the South to pass a resolution establishing a mutual defense compact w/ other institutions.
"Whereas, Faculty members must organize to effectively counter political attacks on higher education & defend #academicfreedom..."
#defendhighered
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"Threatening academic freedom and university autonomy will have devastating impacts for the entire nation."
- Alexander Vazansky, University of Nebraska, Lincoln AAUP President, on why faculty nationwide are pushing for a Big 10
Mutual Defense Compact.
#defendhighered
- Alexander Vazansky, University of Nebraska, Lincoln AAUP President, on why faculty nationwide are pushing for a Big 10
Mutual Defense Compact.
#defendhighered
May 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"Threatening academic freedom and university autonomy will have devastating impacts for the entire nation."
- Alexander Vazansky, University of Nebraska, Lincoln AAUP President, on why faculty nationwide are pushing for a Big 10
Mutual Defense Compact.
#defendhighered
- Alexander Vazansky, University of Nebraska, Lincoln AAUP President, on why faculty nationwide are pushing for a Big 10
Mutual Defense Compact.
#defendhighered
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Canvass in Middlesex County for Ras Baraka · Ras Baraka for Governor
Join us on Saturday and Sunday May 10 & 11 to canvass in Highland, East Brunswick, and Edison!
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May 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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