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Follow us on Bluesky: https://t.co/ZsuyMOLHPh We champion #academicfreedom, advance shared governance, organize all faculty to promote education for the common good.
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Joined January 2010
Please follow the AAUP on Bluesky: https://t.co/TUCdWxKwD8 Let’s build a strong national movement to defend higher education. We have a lot of work ahead of us.
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Though the University of Texas System has said it is excited to review the proposal, students say the Trump Administration's compact would erode their education
statesman.com
Though the University of Texas System has said it is excited to review the proposal, students say the Trump Administration's compact would erode their education
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In an interview, Tom Alter said his termination is part of an "accelerating" attack on free speech and he will continue to fight the termination in court.
statesman.com
In an interview, Tom Alter said his termination is part of an "accelerating" attack on free speech and he will continue to fight the termination in court.
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AFT 🤝 @AAUP Organizing to protect higher ed
@Penn @UTAustin @BrownUniversity @dartmouth @UVA @uarizona @USC @VanderbiltU- join @MIT & reject the Trump @MayMailman's Higher Ed Trump Loyalty Oath and fight for a free higher education! @aaup
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Meyer argues that the universe’s fine-tuning and the digital code in DNA point to a purposeful intelligence. He challenges materialistic assumptions, urging a re-evaluation of life’s origins through rigorous scientific reasoning.
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@Penn @UTAustin @BrownUniversity @dartmouth @UVA @uarizona @USC @VanderbiltU- join @MIT & reject the Trump @MayMailman's Higher Ed Trump Loyalty Oath and fight for a free higher education! @aaup
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Trump is demanding 9 institutions sign a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." If we don't stand together and fight back now, these demands will come to all of higher ed. Tell our college & university administrations: Reject the Compact! https://t.co/yWxJABoIPc
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“The current situation threatens lasting damage to Texas Tech…Students deserve to be taught by faculty who can address their disciplines fully + honestly.” AAUP Chapter at Texas Tech condemns campus censorship, calls for meeting with university leaders.⬇️
aaup-texas.org
Below is a letter from the AAUP Chapter at Texas Tech University. The AAUP-TTU Chapter is part of the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), which is affilia...
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Join me in calling US educators to reject Trump's extortions of loyalty for funding and to defend the principle that no president has the right to buy obedience or sell off freedom. A petition without fundraising: https://t.co/gad5wuPEBz
@AFTHigherEd @AAUP
actionnetwork.org
We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the...
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.@AAUP President @ProfTWolf is right. Trump's higher ed compact would create a draconian era of thought policing and corruption. It would hurt our ability to innovate and chip away at our democracy. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone
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One professor wrote that “it is a test case for whether Trumpists can get away with demanding loyalty oaths.”…
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NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED! Trump's loyalty oath is an attack on universities & directly undermines academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold. Please click below, sign, & share. https://t.co/PkQy7ldrsx
actionnetwork.org
The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers...
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I am happy to say that MIT has rejected Trump's poison compact. MIT President Sally Kornbluth: "Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education." @AAUP @AFTunion @HigherEdLabor @UAW
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Media's Favorite Jan. 6 Cop Says Hundreds Of Cops Assaulted, Defends Career FBI, Makes My Blood Boil On MSNBC’s Deadline: White House (Oct. 10, 2025), host Nicolle Wallace interviewed former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone — who responded to the Capitol on January 6, 2021 —
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We're calling on college and university leaders to reject Trump's compact of loyalty for funding, and to defend the principle that no president has the right to buy obedience or sell off freedom. Join us: https://t.co/SF8qn7odnY
@AFTHigherEd @AAUP
actionnetwork.org
We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the...
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I'm calling on college and university leaders to reject Trump's compact of loyalty for funding, and to defend the principle that no president has the right to buy obedience or sell off freedom. Join me: https://t.co/RgG8MjGIET
@AFTHigherEd @AAUP
actionnetwork.org
We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the...
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Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools “It’s not patriotic,” Dr. Botstein said. “It harms the economy and has nothing to do with excellence.” https://t.co/5Sh3JGnVyi via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
Higher education leaders and public-school superintendents say they depend on skilled foreign workers to fill critical roles.
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You can protect your freedom and privacy online with guidance and support from @AAUP
https://t.co/9lR17eV7sR From tips on social media to who to contact in a crisis, AAUP has resources for you. #academicfreedom #publicscholar
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I'm calling on college and university leaders to reject the White House's compact of loyalty for funding, and to defend the principle that no president has the right to buy obedience or sell off freedom. Join me: https://t.co/qsxY8og9Tq
@AFTHigherEd @AAUP
actionnetwork.org
We stand for education—for science, for students and for freedom—and against this backward, anti-American policy. We call on university leaders, faculty, staff and students to unite in rejecting the...
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NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED! Trump's loyalty oath is an attack on universities & directly undermines academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold. Please click below, sign, & share. https://t.co/PkQy7ldrsx
actionnetwork.org
The Trump administration is trying to blackmail schools to let him and his unqualified bureaucrats run our schools. They want to dictate what schools teach, who they admit and hire, what researchers...
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