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Advocating for academic freedom, shared governance, due process & tenure in higher ed. Member @texasAAUP Conference, Texas AFT @local6741 ❤️RT🚫endorsements.
Austin, TX
Joined March 2023
Our statement: “The AAUP supports collaborative decision-making in administrative hiring, as has been customary at UT Austin until recently. This allows the perspectives of various stakeholders, including faculty, to be heard. 1/
statesman.com
Regents name Jim Davis as sole finalist as president of UT Austin, John Zerwas as sole finalist for chancellor position.
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Our condolences to the family and friends of incoming Longhorn Katherine Ferruzzo. Heartbreaking. 🧡.
The remains of incoming UT student and Camp Mystic counselor Katherine Ferruzzo were recovered on Friday after she died in the July 4 floods, her family confirmed. Ferruzzo had plans of becoming a special education teacher, and to honor her, her family plans to establish the
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RT @TexasAaup: Historian Ellen Schrecker: “It may take years to create enough pressure to end the war on higher education, but it can be do….
vqronline.org
For more than fifty years, I have been studying and writing about political repression and higher education, with a special emphasis on McCarthyism, long considered by historians to be the most...
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RT @TrevorGriffey: On August 20, 2025 at 7 PM EST, @HigherEdLabor is bringing together higher ed library workers across the country to stra….
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✴️Mark Criley, senior program officer in the Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure & Governance @aaup: restrictive laws like Texas’ SB 37 are “part of a growing trend among state legislatures to insert themselves in university governance in ways that go beyond their expertise.”.
Republicans in multiple states passed laws this year pushing institutions to ax academic programs that graduate few students—and requiring them to appeal to state leaders if they want exemptions. Faculty lament the trend.
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RT @ruaaup_ptl: 🗞️ Read of the Day .In response to the recent layoffs/buyouts at Duke, AAUP President Todd Wolfson: Faculty members should….
chronicle.com
When administrators attempt to slash programs and lay off staff, should faculty have a say?
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RT @thecrimson: As a Harvard faculty group’s lawsuit over the Trump administration’s immigration policies inches closer to its conclusion,….
thecrimson.com
Harvard AAUP Suit Mired in Dispute Over Government Documents as Trial Nears End | News | The Harvard Crimson
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RT @TexasAaup: 🚨The Manhattan Institute called on Trump to “draft a new contract” that universities must follow or face “revocation of all….
insidehighered.com
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RT @DebtCrisisOrg: Capping student loan amounts for graduate and professional students will only create a shortage of doctors, teachers, an….
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RT @PSC_CUNY: "The real purpose of these show trials is to undermine university autonomy so the federal government can control what faculty….
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RT @UnitedFacultyFL: “Right-wing politicians and legislators have learned that a robust, well-regarded accreditation system presents some k….
wusf.org
A new accreditor would have to be approved by the federal government. But it could ultimately mean big changes for universities and their professors and students.
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RT @M_T_Miller: “The problem with liberal education in today’s academy does not lie with our students. The real threat to liberal learning….
nytimes.com
Students want to study the humanities and liberal arts. But university administrators keep getting in the way.
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RT @aubreymwright: IU’s language programs consistently rank in the top of the U.S. They’ve been recognized for their importance in national….
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RT @StrikeDebt: The 'Big Beautiful Bill' does a few things for higher education that aren't being talked about. 1. Raises student debtors'….
prospect.org
Today on TAP: The budget bill’s assault on universities, students, parents—and gift for Wall Street
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RT @TexasAaup: A letter obtained by KVUE that was sent out to impacted students on July 11 states that the students have a July 24 deadline….
kvue.com
A letter obtained by KVUE states that undocumented students at UT Austin have until July 24 to submit their "lawful status."
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RT @M_T_Miller: “The goal is to use economic policy to impose an unpopular and stifling ideological agenda, exacted by punitive student deb….
newrepublic.com
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
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RT @theSBPC: From predatory for-profit schools to shady servicing companies—borrowers don’t deserve a student loan system rife with abusive….
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“We regret that the Board of Regents did not include faculty in a consideration of finalists for the position of President of the University of Texas at Austin, and urge the Board to take the views of faculty and all stakeholders seriously as the process moves forward.” 2/.
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RT @lilykepner: UT System policy states a presidential search advisory committee should interview & recommend candidates to board, but it a….
statesman.com
Regents name Jim Davis as sole finalist as president of UT Austin, John Zerwas as sole finalist for chancellor position.
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