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What is happening at the University of Oklahoma is an outrageous violation of due process.
"They hide behind vague statements & assertions of ‘trust us.’ At this point, they need to show us and not tell us."
— OU AAUP
"They hide behind vague statements & assertions of ‘trust us.’ At this point, they need to show us and not tell us."
— OU AAUP
Instructor who gave U of Oklahoma student a zero on anti-trans paper removed from teaching
Graduate assistant Mel Curth found Samantha Fulnecky's paper unscientific and offensive in referring to trans people as "demonic."
www.yahoo.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
What is happening at the University of Oklahoma is an outrageous violation of due process.
"They hide behind vague statements & assertions of ‘trust us.’ At this point, they need to show us and not tell us."
— OU AAUP
"They hide behind vague statements & assertions of ‘trust us.’ At this point, they need to show us and not tell us."
— OU AAUP
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Academics! Join us!
Join the AAUP members on your campus!
Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
aaup-texas.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Academics! Join us!
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WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
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Check out this CFP for a special issue of _Academic Labor: Research and Artistry_ on arts-based engagement & intellectual work in higher ed.
"We encourage submissions that theorize, reflect upon, innovate & critique the practices & discourses of academic labor through a creative/engaged lens."
"We encourage submissions that theorize, reflect upon, innovate & critique the practices & discourses of academic labor through a creative/engaged lens."
CFP for special issue of _Academic Labor: Research and Artistry_ on "Recognizing the Invisible and Expected: Art & Engagement as Critical Response"
ALRA is a cool journal; you should read it if you're interested in academic labor even if you don't submit for this special issue.
ALRA is a cool journal; you should read it if you're interested in academic labor even if you don't submit for this special issue.
ALRA Special Issue: Call for Proposals - The WAC Clearinghouse
wacclearinghouse.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Check out this CFP for a special issue of _Academic Labor: Research and Artistry_ on arts-based engagement & intellectual work in higher ed.
"We encourage submissions that theorize, reflect upon, innovate & critique the practices & discourses of academic labor through a creative/engaged lens."
"We encourage submissions that theorize, reflect upon, innovate & critique the practices & discourses of academic labor through a creative/engaged lens."
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The Trump admin's appeal of AAUP Harvard v. DOJ is "just a continuation of their shameless campaign to halt critical research funding in an attempt to chill universities & faculty from engaging in any speech, teaching & research that Donald Trump disfavors.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at Harvard
Harvard has been Trump's top target in a campaign to leverage federal control of research funding to push for reforms at elite colleges.
www.boston.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Trump admin's appeal of AAUP Harvard v. DOJ is "just a continuation of their shameless campaign to halt critical research funding in an attempt to chill universities & faculty from engaging in any speech, teaching & research that Donald Trump disfavors.”
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
- Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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“OU’s decision to place an instructor on administrative leave following a routine grading dispute—& subsequent failure to defend her from harassment & discrimination…raises serious concerns about the University’s commitment to educational standards, academic freedom, & instructor safety.”
Faculty Want Answers on Oklahoma’s Suspension Policies
After a graduate teaching assistant was put on administrative leave following a grading dispute with a student that went viral, faculty at the University of Oklahoma are asking leaders to better prote...
www.insidehighered.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“OU’s decision to place an instructor on administrative leave following a routine grading dispute—& subsequent failure to defend her from harassment & discrimination…raises serious concerns about the University’s commitment to educational standards, academic freedom, & instructor safety.”
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"What is needed now is not fewer clinics, but more of them. The U.S. needs to strengthen civic education, protect academic freedom, and invest in institutions that uphold democratic governance"
Why are members of Congress going after law school clinics?
Lisa Davis explains why these investigations punish public interest lawyers for their clients, chilling legal advocacy that is essential to a functioning democracy.
www.justsecurity.org/126738/assau...
Lisa Davis explains why these investigations punish public interest lawyers for their clients, chilling legal advocacy that is essential to a functioning democracy.
www.justsecurity.org/126738/assau...
The Assault on Law School Clinics is an Attack on Democracy Itself
Americans are witnessing a concerted effort to delegitimize legal defense for marginalized or politically disfavored people.
www.justsecurity.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"What is needed now is not fewer clinics, but more of them. The U.S. needs to strengthen civic education, protect academic freedom, and invest in institutions that uphold democratic governance"
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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@ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social 's own Tom Moomjy at the capitol discussing the importance of the ACA to adjunct faculty here in New Jersey and across the country.
December 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
@ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social 's own Tom Moomjy at the capitol discussing the importance of the ACA to adjunct faculty here in New Jersey and across the country.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Something stinks at The New School.
Between ’22 & ‘23, numerous high-level admin received large raises: President Joel Towers ( 11.6% to $417,000), exec dean Richard Kessler (11.7%, to $469,000), & provost Rene White (10.9%, to over $712,000).
Now they’re broke? 🤔
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
Between ’22 & ‘23, numerous high-level admin received large raises: President Joel Towers ( 11.6% to $417,000), exec dean Richard Kessler (11.7%, to $469,000), & provost Rene White (10.9%, to over $712,000).
Now they’re broke? 🤔
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
Protests Arise as New York’s New School Threatens Severe Cuts to Staffing and Programs
Faculty and students are protesting as New York's New School for Social Research is threatening major layoffs to deal with a $48 million deficit.
www.artnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Something stinks at The New School.
Between ’22 & ‘23, numerous high-level admin received large raises: President Joel Towers ( 11.6% to $417,000), exec dean Richard Kessler (11.7%, to $469,000), & provost Rene White (10.9%, to over $712,000).
Now they’re broke? 🤔
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
Between ’22 & ‘23, numerous high-level admin received large raises: President Joel Towers ( 11.6% to $417,000), exec dean Richard Kessler (11.7%, to $469,000), & provost Rene White (10.9%, to over $712,000).
Now they’re broke? 🤔
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
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The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US
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Why should professors who teach Western Civ and the American Constitution be held to lower standards than faculty who teach other subjects? Where is the meritocracy in this? Faculty in these fields should be the first to reject this absurd proposal. 🤔
🚨The “American Higher Education Restoration Act” would carve out a special pathway to tenure for faculty who teach “American Constitutionalism + Western Civilization,” increase the teaching loads for faculty who work in non-STEM disciplines…+ impose new governing board control over hiring. 👇
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Why should professors who teach Western Civ and the American Constitution be held to lower standards than faculty who teach other subjects? Where is the meritocracy in this? Faculty in these fields should be the first to reject this absurd proposal. 🤔
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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Time to make calls, #NJ!
Bill (A6236) the "Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act," will be heard today. It requires law enforcement officers and ICE, to NOT wear masks, and to identify themselves. See first comment for details. @atnj.org @aclu-nj.org @onenj7.bsky.social @njindivisible.bsky.social
Bill (A6236) the "Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act," will be heard today. It requires law enforcement officers and ICE, to NOT wear masks, and to identify themselves. See first comment for details. @atnj.org @aclu-nj.org @onenj7.bsky.social @njindivisible.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Time to make calls, #NJ!
Bill (A6236) the "Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act," will be heard today. It requires law enforcement officers and ICE, to NOT wear masks, and to identify themselves. See first comment for details. @atnj.org @aclu-nj.org @onenj7.bsky.social @njindivisible.bsky.social
Bill (A6236) the "Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act," will be heard today. It requires law enforcement officers and ICE, to NOT wear masks, and to identify themselves. See first comment for details. @atnj.org @aclu-nj.org @onenj7.bsky.social @njindivisible.bsky.social
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"The New School is the only university in the country with a world-recognized art and design school and a Research 2 designation. By gutting the humanities, the administration is eliminating what makes the school unique."
- Heather Davis, AAUP The New School
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
- Heather Davis, AAUP The New School
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
Hundreds Rally Against Sweeping Cuts at New School
Around 40% of full-time faculty were offered buyouts and programs are on the chopping block as the university faces a $48M deficit.
hyperallergic.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"The New School is the only university in the country with a world-recognized art and design school and a Research 2 designation. By gutting the humanities, the administration is eliminating what makes the school unique."
- Heather Davis, AAUP The New School
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
- Heather Davis, AAUP The New School
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
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Huge Win for Rümeysa Öztürk!
“I hope one day we can create a world where everyone uses education to learn, connect, civically engage and benefit others – rather than criminalize and punish those whose opinions differ from our own.”
- Rümeysa Öztürk
AAUP stands in solidarity with Rümeysa Öztürk!
“I hope one day we can create a world where everyone uses education to learn, connect, civically engage and benefit others – rather than criminalize and punish those whose opinions differ from our own.”
- Rümeysa Öztürk
AAUP stands in solidarity with Rümeysa Öztürk!
Tufts student can resume research after Trump officials revoked her visa, judge rules
Rümeysa Öztürk was arrested in March amid White House’s crackdown on foreign students’ pro-Palestinian advocacy
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Huge Win for Rümeysa Öztürk!
“I hope one day we can create a world where everyone uses education to learn, connect, civically engage and benefit others – rather than criminalize and punish those whose opinions differ from our own.”
- Rümeysa Öztürk
AAUP stands in solidarity with Rümeysa Öztürk!
“I hope one day we can create a world where everyone uses education to learn, connect, civically engage and benefit others – rather than criminalize and punish those whose opinions differ from our own.”
- Rümeysa Öztürk
AAUP stands in solidarity with Rümeysa Öztürk!
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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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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
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ICE stormed a residence hall at Augsburg University, detained an undergrad, and aimed rifles at students and staff then admitted they had no warrant to be on campus.
This is state violence. This is terror. And this is exactly what Trump’s America unleashes on our communities.
This is state violence. This is terror. And this is exactly what Trump’s America unleashes on our communities.
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ICE stormed a residence hall at Augsburg University, detained an undergrad, and aimed rifles at students and staff then admitted they had no warrant to be on campus.
This is state violence. This is terror. And this is exactly what Trump’s America unleashes on our communities.
This is state violence. This is terror. And this is exactly what Trump’s America unleashes on our communities.
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"The only reason I don’t have this funding is because my last name is Rodriguez,” he said. “It has nothing to do with the science."
STAT on the betrayal of early-career researchers:
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
STAT on the betrayal of early-career researchers:
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
www.statnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"The only reason I don’t have this funding is because my last name is Rodriguez,” he said. “It has nothing to do with the science."
STAT on the betrayal of early-career researchers:
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
STAT on the betrayal of early-career researchers:
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
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Because the vaccine prevents chronic hepatitis B for which there is no cure and the lifelong treatment costs more than a single birth dose of the vaccine. Insurance companies recognize this is a no brainer.
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Insurance coverage of hepatitis B vaccine won’t change, industry and officials say | CNN
Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s vaccine advisers recommended a major change to t...
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Because the vaccine prevents chronic hepatitis B for which there is no cure and the lifelong treatment costs more than a single birth dose of the vaccine. Insurance companies recognize this is a no brainer.
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...