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1. 🧵 Tomorrow, the
@BORUSG
is expected to vote to end tenure for Georgia's public universities. The AAUP has warned that this move will destroy protections for academic freedom, which is indispensable for the quality of teaching and research in higher education.
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Non-tenure-track positions of all types now account for over 70 percent of all instructional staff appointments in American higher education.
#DefendHigherEd
#Organize
Editorial: U.S. colleges are overusing — and underpaying — adjunct professors (via
@latimesopinion
)
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“By ceding the high ground to demagogues like Stefanik, the fallout from this affair is more likely in the long run to hamper the fight against antisemitism than to bolster it, which is beyond unfortunate bc no one can deny the scourge of antisemitism.”
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On the day FL governor DeSantis is to announce his bid for president, the AAUP has released a preliminary report on the impact of his unparalleled ideologically driven assault on higher education in the state.
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1. It's Official: In an unprecedented attack on
#academicfreedom
in higher ed,
@BORUSG
has approved changes that effectively gut tenure in GA. This move does not serve the public interest & will impede on faculty's ability to advance & transmit knowledge.
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by taking action similar to the 1974 investigation & censure of the governing board of the Virginia Community College System for abolishing tenure. In service of the common good, tenure allows faculty members to pursue research & innovation & to draw evidence-based conclusions…
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2. if the board votes to approve the changes, tenure & the academic freedom it is designed to protect will be severely compromised at the 25 tenure-granting institutions in the system. Given the severity & scope of this attack on tenure and academic freedom, AAUP will respond…
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BREAKING: Moments ago, the governing Council of the AAUP voted unanimously to censure the
@BORUSG
for the unilateral action of its admin & governing board to remove the protections of tenure &
#academicfreedom
from the system’s post-tenure review policy.
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"The DeSantis legal position is, in effect, that there is no such thing as
#academicfreedom
for professors in most of the universities in America. Because they work for state institutions, they are obliged to follow government speech. This is a truly radical & dangerous notion."
“With one action, DeSantis is thumbing his nose at the
#ruleoflaw
, attacking
#freespeech
, and
#highereducation
,” writes
@donmoyn
, who notes, “this should be a red line for conservatives”… but is not “in the Trumpified version of the Republican Party.”
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🚨🚨🚨
The first tenured faculty member has been given a summary dismissal under Texas’s SB 18.
The tenured professor was given a two-week notice, afforded no hearing in her defense prior dismissal, & no opportunity to appeal. More details soon. 👀
🚨🚨We have recently learned of a flagrant due process violation in the case of a tenured professor at
@UTTyler
. The professor was simultaneously alerted to allegations against them and given two weeks notice without any opportunity to respond to the charges. 1/2 🧵
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"What we are witnessing in Florida is an intellectual reign of terror. There is a tremendous sense of dread, not just among faculty; it’s tangible among students & staff as well. People are intellectually & physically scared. We are being named an enemy of the State."
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There appears to be a major problem with due process at
@TexasTech
.
What I find “interesting” about all this is that the President & Chancellor concluded that I’m antisemitic before initiating an investigation. I also find it interesting that they shared this with the media immediately after informing me I was suspended. Character assassination?
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…free from corporate, religious, or political pressure. The
@BORUSG
-proposed policy unlinks a procedure for academic due process from post-tenure review, thereby undermining tenure and
#academicfreedom
.
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Breaking: students at universities across Florida have walked out in protest of Ron DeSantis’s crack down on
#AcademicFreedom
in public education.
Students
@USouthFlorida
are staging History Teach-Ins.
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They leave us no choice but to act. At reputable institutions of higher education,
#academicfreedom
is protected because tenured professors can be dismissed only for reasons related to professional fitness & only after a hearing before a faculty body…
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at which the admin must make its case that the faculty member's conduct/performance warrants dismissal.
If passed, the
@BORUSG
’s policy undermines the
#academicfreedom
that the AAUP exists to protect & the very standards that maintain quality in education in this country.
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We’re pleased to announce that the AAUP has received a grant of over $1.5 million from the
@MellonFdnto
to establish a Center for the Defense of
#AcademicFreedom
, with the aim of examining & confronting the recent surge of political & ideological attacks on American higher ed. 1/
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BREAKING:
@NewCollegeofFL
Board of Trustees denies tenure to 5 professors in a 6 - 4 vote.
Crowd in the hall burst out: “Shame On You.”
Trustee Matthew Lipinski expressed concerns about the direction of the Board and abruptly resigned and walked out.
#SaveNewCollege
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🚨🚨🚨
Not. A. Drill.
#HB999
would enact the most draconian restrictions on higher ed in US history. It bans all majors & minors in ANY critical theory & allow unqualified political appointees to call for post-tenure review of any faculty member at any time.
Time to fight back.
The latest version of Florida’s HB 999 goes FURTHER than merely eliminating academic programs focused on Critical Race Theory. It takes aim at anything related to CRITICAL THEORY IN GENERAL. Unbelievable. Read the current text here.
#flapol
#highered
#AcademicChatter
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BREAKING: Faculty at
@miamiuniversity
in Ohio have officially filed to form a Union! This is a huge step for collective bargaining in Ohio.
@famiamioh
is the largest faculty bargaining unit to file in OH since Bowling Green State University in 2010.
#UnionStrong
#Organize
#1u
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.
@TeenVogue
killing it again: "The only way to save the American university is for students and professors to take back control of campuses."
The Modern American University Is a Right-Wing Institution
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NO CONTRACT, NO PEACE!!!
@ruaaup
@ruaaup_ptl
#FairContractNow
#RUonStrike
Support Rutgers unions strike fund here:
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For further insight, please see the AAUP’s Sept 24 letter to the Georgia AAUP state conference regarding
@BORUSG
’s proposed changes to post-tenure review:
#academicfreedom
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We have opened investigations into dismissals at Linfield University and Collin College, where faculty were dismissed in apparent violation of their academic freedom, and without due process
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New laws in Florida & elsewhere are pushing faculty to leave.
Almost 85% say they would not encourage a grad student or professor in another state to come to FL.
More than 95% described the political climate around higher ed as “poor”/“very poor.”
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A note about high ed
#tenure
: tenure is not a "lifetime appointment" as opponents of tenure would have you believe. It is Due Process: Termination only for cause & with a hearing. In other words, a just & fair system.
From the AAUP's 1940 Statement:
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The inevitable result of a relentless campaign to destroy public education in Florida…
I was hired at New College of Florida (my alma mater) immediately before Governor Desantis replaced the trustees and president in an effort to make it "The Hillsdale of the South". I just gave notice.
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"The decision to remove sociology from Florida's core curriculum is a tragic blow to students’ intellectual freedom. It will prevent generations of students from being introduced to subject matter that is uniquely suited to address complex challenges."
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The AAUP stands in full solidarity w/
@TUGSA_6290
on strike at
@TempleUniv
. Cutting grad student healthcare & tuition benefits rather than simply sitting down at the table to negotiate is a shameful tactic that sends a clear message:
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The decision to discontinue an academic program is a matter of educational policy & faculty should be afforded an initial & decisive role in any deliberations over program closure.
@WestVirginiaU
#DefendHigherEd
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The transparent use of
@NewCollegeofFL
as a political stunt to further a presidential campaign has very real consequences.
NCF faculty votes to censure the New College of Florida Board of Trustees:
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The press conference that
@DanPatrick
just gave at the Texas Capitol was a naked attack on Higher Education in this country. There were so many falsehoods, misconceptions, & ridiculous rhetoric, that it will take a while to dissect it but let’s try.
🧵
#AcademicFreedom
@DanPatrick
Breaking:
@DanPatrick
says he plans to END tenure in Texas for all new hires.
He says he has the support of Brandon Creighton, chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee, on this issue.
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“Tenure serves the public interest because society benefits when teachers and researchers are free of control by corporations, religious groups, special interests, and the government.”
It’s that simple.
#AcademicFreedom
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BREAKING:
As WVU Board meets to vote on massive program cuts, AAUP calls out lack of faculty involvement, urges adherence to academic due process
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On Friday, the AAUP filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals in support of Florida faculty who are challenging the law known as the “Stop WOKE” Act as the law violates the 1st Amendment, threatens to destroy
#academicfreedom
, sabotages higher ed & undermines democracy.
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The AAUP's full report: Political Interference & Academic Freedom in Florida’s Public Higher Education System is out now:
#DefendHigherEd
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What is unfolding in Florida is horrifying. It should serve as a cautionary tale to all in higher education. We call on all concerned about the future of higher ed to stand up now and fight to save it.
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The clamor for political & financial interference in higher ed in the name of fighting antisemitism creates a climate of chilled speech & censorship that violates core principles of
#academicfreedom
& does nothing to combat the scourge of antisemitism or other forms of hate.
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Report: Women faculty members are not only more likely than men to hold appointments in lower-paying academic ranks & types of institutions, but are also paid less than men within the same academic ranks on average.
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"The human toll in Florida is catastrophic. We are tired of being demonized by our government. Many of us are looking to leave Florida. And when we leave, our communities, our students, families—they will all suffer."
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🧵: The executive director of the AAUP has authorized an investigation of the
@BORUSG
regarding their adoption of a post-tenure review policy that makes it possible to release a tenured faculty member without a dismissal hearing. /1
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BREAKING: Ron DeSantis just held a press conference in Sarasota, Florida w/ Christopher Rufo, the engineer of the right wing panic over
#criticalracetheory
& newly appointed Trustee at
@NewCollegeofFL
...
#DEI
#HigherEdReform
#AcademicTwitter
#AcademicChatter
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HUGE CONGRATS to the Faculty Alliance of Miami (Follow ➡️
@famiamioh
) on officially winning a Union today for over 800 faculty members
@miamiuniversity
!!!
Please join us in welcoming this new chapter of the
@aaup
/
@AFTunion
into our Union family...
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Continuing a relentless crusade to destroy higher ed in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis staged a performative & disingenuous press conference yesterday in order to sign
#SB7044
into law & further attack professors & erode
#academicfreedom
in the state.🧵
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BREAKING: Faculty at Eastern Michigan University are going on STRIKE for a fair contract.
Show your solidarity: Follow
@EMUAAUP
#1U
#FairContractNow
As of midnight tonight we are on strike 332/365.
91% were forced to vote YES for a strike.
It did not have to be this way.
We hate to do this. It is breaking our hearts.
#faircontractnow
#TruEMU
#UnionStrong
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What an incredible fight for the future of higher education in Texas this has been. Congrats to all those who have worked so diligently to save academic tenure & due process protections.
@TexasAaup
@aaup_utAustin
@TXFacultyAssoc
@txblackcaucus
@queermigrations
Big news: The Texas Senate votes to adopt the House version of Senate Bill 18, the tenure bill, and send it to Gov. Greg Abbott.
The bill codifies tenure into state law and makes other adjustments to tenure policy. Notably, tenure will remain in Texas.
#txlege
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Today, the AAUP released our Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2022–23, which examines whether economic conditions in the academy have returned to “normal” after 3 years of pandemic.
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DeSantis’s signing of anti-DEI
#SB266
today further cements the decline of Florida’s higher education system by enshrining into law culture-war-inspired censorship that will have a disastrous impact on students, faculty, & the future of education in the state.
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DeSantis on the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion at Florida colleges
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“The AAUP’s scathing new report documents the “horrifying” deterioration of higher education in Florida. It should be required reading for every college student — and come to think of it, every taxpayer too.”
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Today the AAUP released a 70 page report calling attention to alarming trends in the
@UNC_System
relating to governance,
#academicfreedom
, & a toxic climate of institutional racism.
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Student debt is a labor issue.
Student debt is an education issue.
Student debt is a racial justice issue.
#CancelStudentDebt
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BREAKING: The AAUP has authorized an investigation into the extraordinary summary dismissal of 33 faculty members at
@emporiastate
, most of them long-serving professors with tenure.
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As
#DeSantisDestroysFlorida
is trending (again), it behooves us to chronicle the many ways higher education in the state is under attack.
1: In 2021
@UF
barred 3 professors from serving as expert witnesses in a voting rights case against the state ...
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The real threat to free inquiry at colleges & universities comes from censorship & political interference in academia pushed by politicians, donors, alumni, administrators & trustees — not professors.
#academicfreedom
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BREAKING: The AAUP has released a report outlining the
@BORUSG
’s flagrant violation of long established principles on
#academicfreedom
& tenure. 🧵
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President Biden’s long awaited announcement of a plan to alleviate the student debt of roughly 20 million Americans has ignited a national debate about the fundamental role of higher education in our society.
The AAUP would like to weigh in...
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DeSantis went on to demean
@NewCollegeofFL
for several minutes justifying his appointment of Christopher Rufo & 6 others to the school's Board of Trustees.
Obviously, the AAUP has A LOT to say about these announcements today.
Stay Tuned.
#DefendHigherEd
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Faculty & students on the offensive to block
@UnivOfKansas
from stripping faculty of tenure &, along with it, the academic freedom and shared governance tenure is meant to protect.
#solidarity
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This is disappointing and furthers the likelihood of delinquency & default for many borrowers still reeling from the economic consequences of the pandemic.
#CancelStudentDebt
NEWS: Biden admin confirms how it will implement the provision of debt ceiling deal that terminates the federal student loan payment pause:
➡️ Interest will start accruing on Sept. 1
➡️ Monthly payments will be due starting in October
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It's time for all those who care about the future of higher education to fight back.
“The Florida of Today Is the America of Tomorrow”: Ron DeSantis’s New College Takeover Is Just the Beginning of the Right’s Higher Ed Crusade
#AcademicTwitter
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After interviewing dozens of faculty members at multiple public colleges & universities in the state, our preliminary report concludes that
#academicfreedom
, tenure, & shared governance in FL’s public higher ed system are indeed under attack.
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To be very clear: AAUP will be compelled to intervene if the proposed revisions to tenure protections by
@BORUSG
are adopted.
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In January, after a number of alarming events in Florida, the AAUP established a special committee to review the apparent pattern of politically, racially, & ideologically motivated attacks on public higher education in the state.
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DeSantis has made clear his aim to destroy
#academicfreedom
in Florida's higher education system.
#HB999
would effectively silence faculty & students across the ideological spectrum & purge whole fields of study from public universities.
Statement:🧵
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1. DeSantis & the state legislature are using their swift, aggressive, & ongoing “hostile takeover” of
@NewCollegeofFL
as a test case for future encroachments on public colleges & universities across the country.
#SaveNewCollege
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2. Academic administrators throughout FL’s public university & college systems, from the highest to the lowest levels not only have failed to contest these attacks but have too frequently been complicit in and, in some cases, explicitly supported them.
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The AAUP condemns the escalating assault on
#academicfreedom
at
@Penn
& nationwide.
The autonomy of colleges & universities are being undermined by a sudden opportunistic governmental interest in “antidiscrimination” deployed to restrict & censor...
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2. The principal purpose of tenure is to safeguard
#academicfreedom
, which is essential for all who teach & conduct research in higher ed. When faculty can be fired for their speech, publications, or research findings, they are not free to pursue evidence-based conclusions...
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Another egregious violation of widely-accepted standards of collegiate shared governance at
@NewCollegeofFL
:
Interim president Richard Corcoran has recommended the denial of tenure to 5 faculty members who had already been approved by current leadership.
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AAUP president Irene Mulvey urges
@WestVirginiaU
to uphold principles of
#sharedgovernance
& involve faculty in all decision on proposed program cuts.
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The AAUP stands in solidarity with the
@UAW
in their historic strike against corporate greed.
#StandUpUAW
As of 11:59 p.m. ET on Sept. 14, the
@UAW
is on STRIKE against all three of the Big Three. Their fight is our fight- solidarity! ✊
#StandUpUAW
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“The state telling you what you can & cannot learn — that is inconsistent with democracy,” Irene Mulvey, president of the AAUP said. “It silences debate, stifles ideas & limits the autonomy of educational institutions…”
#academicfreedom
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The cost of college keeps climbing for students while average pay for those teaching them is decreasing.
One Culprit: Admin.
“Students should expect their faculty members to be supported well have the resources they need to do a good job”
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The report finds that real average faculty salaries have declined sharply for 3 consecutive years, with a cumulative decrease of 7.5% from fall 2019 to fall 2022 after adjusting for inflation.
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In response to the announcement of AAUP’s investigation into
@BORUSG
’s removal of due process protections, the acting chancellor responded that “it will not be necessary for an investigation into the removal of due process as it clearly has not been removed.” 🤔
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The AAUP is continuing its investigation, interviewing faculty members & others, as events in Florida continue to unfold.
This preliminary report will be followed by a more comprehensive final report, expected by Fall.
To Read:
#DefendHigherEd
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🚨🚨 🚨
Starting today,
@CFA_United
is ON STRIKE!
Time for
@thecsu
management to invest in their faculty & students. Time for manageable workloads, fair pay, more mental health counselors, expanded parental leave, & safe campuses.
#CFAFacultyRising
#DoBetterCSU
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This aggression will not stand.
BREAKING: Eddie Speir, whom Gov. DeSantis recently appointed (alongside Chris Rufo) to the
@NewCollegeofFL
Board of Trustees, publicly announces intention to seek legal approval to immediately terminate the contracts of all faculty, staff, and administration at the university.
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RIGHT NOW: AAUP president Irene Mulvey out on the picket line today supporting
@ruaaup
&
@ruaaup_ptl
’s historic strike alongside
@RutgersU
students demanding justice at their institution.
#RUonStrike
#FairContractNow
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AAUP report:
Florida has launched an “unparalleled” assault on higher education.
“If sustained, this onslaught threatens the very survival of meaningful higher education in the state, with dire implications for the entire country.”
#AcademicChatter
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3. The FL legislature has passed a series of bills that, taken collectively, constitute a systematic effort to dictate & enforce conformity with a narrow & reactionary political & ideological agenda throughout the state’s higher education system.
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If sustained, this onslaught threatens the very survival of meaningful higher education in the state, with dire implications for the entire country.
The report includes four main findings:
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This is a flagrant violation of long established principles on
#academicfreedom
& tenure endorsed by more than 250 scholarly societies &
#highered
organizations. See: 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom & Tenure:
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BREAKING: AAUP to explore action in defense of
#academicfreedom
&
#sharedgovernance
in higher education in Florida, including potential censure and/or sanction.
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“For anyone who cares about
#academicfreedom
, higher ed & democracy, this is the fight of our lives” -
@imulvey
, AAUP president
“The commonality running through the bills is an anti-intellectual attack, demonizing faculty, weaponizing public education.”
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We are living in a time where the teaching of true and accurate history is considered controversial. 25 states have put forth legislation to limit how and whether race and racism are taught in schools. If you��re concerned about this, please read along.
#criticalracetheory
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These efforts grievously undermine basic principles of
#academicfreedom
, tenure, & shared governance. Key to this agenda has been efforts to destroy programs that serve minorities & to banish from classrooms ideas & info about race, gender, & sexual identity that contradict…
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The AAUP calls for the immediate removal of President Trump from office and fully supports all legal efforts to remove him.
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…the prejudices of politicians like DeSantis.
4. Although several pieces of legislation proposed by DeSantis have been stalled by legal challenges, the resulting self-censorship & fear are damaging the quality of public higher education in the state.
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“Clearly, higher education in America is under siege.”
-An excerpt of AAUP president
@imulvey
’s keynote address at the just concluded 2023 AAUP Summer Institute.
#AAUPSI2023
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“We’re quietly privatizing public higher education throughout the country…the children in elementary school are not going to have a public, affordable option by the time they get out of high school.”
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Next Wednesday, April 17 join hundreds of faculty & students nationwide for the launch of a counter-offensive against the sustained right-wing assault on American higher education as a public good.
A National Day of Action for Higher Education:
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