🚨🚨NEW! A survey of roughly 1,000 faculty reveals deep dissatisfaction with the state of #highereducation in TX highlighting the negative impact of political interference and changes to tenure protections on faculty morale and retention. 1/4

The NLRB filed a complaint against Edward Waters University last week for shutting down its faculty union, setting the stage for a November trial that could have far-reaching implications for labor rights at religious institutions. jaxtoday.org/2024/09/05/edw…

“Authoritarians and would-be authoritarians are only too aware that universities are primary sites of critique and dissent. Attacks on universities are the canary in the coalmine of fascism.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Are you fed up with political interference in higher education? Join AAUP and fight for academic freedom, shared governance, tenure, and fairness! We are stronger together! 🗣️✊🏽🗣️✊🏾🗣️✊🗣️

Anti-public education politicians have made the choice to keep FL teachers ranked at the bottom of the nation in average pay, have not made significant strides in fixing the critical teacher shortage, & have worked hard to disparage teachers along the way. floridaphoenix.com/2024/08/16/fea…

From UVa faculty Handbook: “Faculty academic freedom is the freedom to teach; to explore all avenues of scholarship, research, and creative expression and to disseminate the results; and to speak or write on any matter of public concern…

“Our work is surveilled by the state. Intimidation tactics coming from the state & admin have an impact on the kinds of discussions we are able to have in class — leaving our students unfamiliar w/ issues that are crucially important & very complex.” rawstory.com/academic-freed…

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In the wake of last spring's student protests, colleges and universities must find a way to resist the pressures pushing them in the direction of discipline, policing, and restrictions on political expression, @[email protected] argues in #Academe. aaup.org/article/where-…

Committee A's new Statement on Academic Boycotts has "prompted thoughtful, good-faith debate," but "it has also been subject to criticism that grossly misinterprets the AAUP’s position." Rana Jaleel and Risa Lieberwitz respond to the critics in #Academe. aaup.org/article/state-…

“Organizing never ends, because solidarity wins,” proclaims Dr. Theresa Kulbaga, a lead negotiator for Faculty Alliance of Miami, in an #Academe article reflecting on the lessons learned by a new AAUP-AFT union in the first year at the bargaining table. aaup.org/article/turnin…

Following @RUAAUP’s successful strike in 2023, Hank Kalet and Howard Swerdloff reflect in #Academe on the potential for “wall-to-wall unionism.” aaup.org/article/one-bi…

Thanks to everyone who has thoughtfully engaged with our Statement on Academic Boycotts. We'd like to respond to a few questions we have received about #academfreedom & #sharedgovernance in relation to this position. 🧵 aaup.org/news/new-aaup-…

TOMORROW: an unprecedented coalition of 10 national labor unions representing millions of higher ed workers will announce a collective vision of how a Kamala Harris administration can ensure our nation’s democratic future through a renewed federal investment in higher education.

Happening today! #AFTvotes

“We call on leaders at the national level to join our struggle to reclaim public higher ed for the public good by fully funding our institutions to ensure that higher ed can be a place for learning, training, and discovery.” politi.co/3XtC4YB

“The fight for higher education is bigger than just us.” — AAUP president Todd Wolfson laying out a new vision for the future of higher education today in Philadelphia. Higher Education Labor United (HELU) AFT NEA UAW SEIU AFSCME AFT Higher Ed #defendhighered

A new #Academe article by Afshan Jafar questions the effectiveness of Robert’s Rules and advocates for “a more robust engagement with minority opinions” in #highered aaup.org/article/time-s…

Some key asks from the Labor for Higher Education unity statement, released here in Philly today by a coalition of 10 nat’l unions (incl American Association of University Professors) and Higher Education Labor United (HELU): #1 Full federal funding of public higher ed because education is essential to democracy and should benefit everyone

Local coverage of our Labor for Higher Education press conference yesterday on NBC10 Philadelphia Higher Education Labor United (HELU) AFT Higher Ed #defendhighered #degreesnotdebt