Pauline Strong
@pstrong58
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Prof in anthropology, Indigenous Studies, museum studies, health & environmental humanities. @aaup member, supporting #academicfreedom. Speaking for myself.
Austin, TX
Joined May 2011
Save State Department International Exchange Programs
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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has targeted at least 22 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) programs whose FY25 awards it intends to cut, which amounts to approximately $100...
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“It’s sad and pathetic. because it represents the domination of one set of values, which is money, over the values that we say that we are pursuing in our lives as faculty members, as educators and as researchers.”. I'm an alum who completely agrees.
insidehighered.com
The indebted institution tasked committees of faculty and staff with planning for changes. But this week, a dean forged ahead and announced broad cuts. Two other units are also pausing admissions.
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RT @aaup_utAustin: ✴️Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in TX: When the Waters Rose, So Did Mexico. Where Is Our Humanity? by A. Valenzu….
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First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages via @NYTimes.
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With dams removed from the Klamath River, a group of Indigenous youth is on a journey to descend the full length, through Oregon and California.
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The Executive Committee of the AAUP chapter at UT Austin wrote Interim President Davis to protest his decision to name a sole finalist for Provost prior to convening a consultative committee of faculty and other stakeholders. #SharedGovernance
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Our country should be a place where everyone has an opportunity to thrive and where a middle-class job is a reality, not just an aspiration. Tell Congress to stop cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and programs we need! @AFTUnion.
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Our country should be a place where everyone has an opportunity to thrive and where a middle-class job is a reality, not just an aspiration. Tell Congress to stop cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and programs...
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RT @TexasAaup: @aaup_utAustin President Pauline Strong: “Far from the false stereotype of woke professors this bill seeks to address, fac….
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Senate Bill 37 is now pending in the Texas House Higher Education Committee after it was passed in the Senate. Here's why professors are against it.
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“Faculty are not getting away with teaching that is shoddy, out-of-date, or ideologically narrow,” Strong said. “Our colleagues, administrators and students make sure of that.”.
A Texas House panel closed registration to testify on SB 37 less than half an hour after a hearing on the bill started, leaving dozens of students and professors unable to testify against a bill they fear could limit the free exchange of ideas on campuses.
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RT @TexasTribune: A Texas House panel closed registration to testify on SB 37 less than half an hour after a hearing on the bill started, l….
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The House's higher education committee closed registration to testify on Senate Bill 37 less than half an hour after the hearing started. About 20 people said they didn't get to address lawmakers.
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The NIH Is Requiring Grantees to Follow Trump's Anti-Trans Executive Order
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At least two institutions have been directed to comply with the order as a condition of getting NIH funding, marking a new front in the administration’s efforts to reshape the scientific ecosystem.
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In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of NSF research grant awards, a rapid response bridge funding program!
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In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
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Read how our members testified on Texas Senate Bill 37 and why it would be disastrous for higher education via @statesman.
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At the House higher ed hearing, dozens testified against SB 37. Though diluted, it still risks what faculty can teach, they said. Here's why and how.
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Profs say SB 37 would be disastrous for higher ed. Profs from disciplines such as medicine, history, social work, music & art testified that SB 37 wld restrict their ability to address topics such as diversity, racial disparities or history.via @statesman.
statesman.com
At the House higher ed hearing, dozens testified against SB 37. Though diluted, it still risks what faculty can teach, they said. Here's why and how.
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Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education -- Native American Rights Fund files suit
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After mass layoffs and scholarship freezes, students and tribal leaders are suing the Trump administration for violating treaty obligations.
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Please join me in making a gift to our great students in the Program for Native American and Indigenous Studies at UT Austin! Thanks so much!
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Join me and make a gift to 40 Hours for The Forty Acres
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Texas is sure having a hard time holding on to its top university administrators. UT System chancellor leaves to lead University of California via @TexasTribune.
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Former state Rep. John Zerwas will temporarily replace Chancellor JB Milliken in leading the 256,000-student university system.
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Texas students say K-12 DEI ban and other anti-LGBTQ+ bills threaten their safety, voice and mental health via @TexasTribune.
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Students are concerned the legislation could silence supportive teachers, dismantle safe spaces, lead to overenforcement and prevent honest conversations about identity.
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🎧At a recent live taping at SXSW EDU, Jack Stripling, host of College Matters, talked with Jacob Howland, the new University of Austin’s provost, & yours truly about what the Civic Ed trend says about the politics of higher ed. Podcast & transcript ⬇️
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Fed up with what they see as illiberalism in higher ed, conservatives are pushing for centers devoted to classics and American civics.
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Congratulations, colleague! 3 UT Faculty Members Elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
news.utexas.edu
AUSTIN, Texas — Three faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin have been elected to the 2024 American Association for the Advancement of
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