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Want some background on how political interference in higher ed leads us to repressive & militarized responses to campus protests? Check out a new episode of #AAUPPresents about the history and people behind the increasing amounts attacks on #highered. buzzsprout.com/1837772/150031…

Please read our chapter’s position paper on the proposed changes to the governance structure in the School of Nursing #Quinnipiac #SharedGovernance #FacultyVoice scribd.com/document/73215…

"AAUP's statement reflects growing concerns among many in academia that the heated political climate & increasingly polarized debates around issues of free speech, diversity & inclusion on campus are leading to a crackdown on legitimate protest & dissent." blackwestchester.com/free-speech-an…

My white paper "Manufacturing Backlash" is now published with American Association of University Professors. It offers a systematic analysis of the anti-CRT, anti-DEI, anti-tenure, and anti-accreditation legislation introduced during the 2021, 2022, 2023 legislative cycles. Check it out. aaup.org/article/manufa…

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Today, the AAUP released our Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession detailing a continuing crisis in higher education: stagnant wages, pervasive gender & racial pay gaps, & rising shares of contingent workers. #defendhighered highereddive.com/news/salaries-…

Someone who calls professors “enemies” & openly advocates for an authoritarian takeover of colleges & universities (despite benefiting from both public & ivy league educations) is now on a presidential ticket. Drop everything & organize like hell now. #defendhighered

If implemented, Project 2025 would ironically turn higher education into what some conservatives have falsely accused universities of being for years: ideological indoctrination centers. Project 2025 maps Trump’s ‘authoritarian agenda’ #DefendHigherEd universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

Nearly 70% of US faculty members hold contingent (nontenured/non-TT) appointments compared to about 47% in 1987. This trend is not sustainable if #academicfreedom is to survive in our society. insidehighered.com/news/faculty-i…

“I think right now we are seeing a resurgence of repression on campuses that we haven’t seen since the late 1960s,” said Risa Lieberwitz, a Cornell University professor of labor & employment law who serves as general counsel for the AAUP. chicagotribune.com/2024/08/15/col…

“Our colleges and universities should encourage, not suppress, open and vigorous dialogue and debate even on the most deeply held beliefs." US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations wusf.org/education/2024…

"It is Nelson, not the AAUP, who has politicized the question of #academicfreedom by objecting to its extension to faculty &students who, for principled reasons, might support academic boycotts in the name of those systematically denied it." - Joan Scott chronicle.com/article/the-aa…

New overly restrictive protest policies at college campuses ahead of the fall semester severely undermine the #academicfreedom & freedom of speech & expression that are fundamental to higher education. forbes.com/sites/scottwhi…

“There are serious concerns about conflicts of interest when universities have powerful boards of trustees, who have economic interests due to their positions w/ large corporations & their interest in maintaining that power & intruding into universities.” newrepublic.com/article/186361…

The 1980 Yeshiva decision created legal obstacles—but not insurmountable barriers—to faculty organizing at private institutions. In a new #Academe article, Risa Lieberwitz takes a closer look at the possibilities for private-sector faculty unionization. aaup.org/article/facult…

“We have to, as faculty, organize & demand the sort of shared governance that gives us a right to review & challenge these policies,” said Todd Wolfson, president of the AAUP. “They’re not made by people coming out of the academic arm of our institutions.” apnews.com/article/campus…

AAUP members! Check your emails for an invite to our upcoming Skills to Win organizer training taking place Nov. 16–17 on Zoom. Based on Jane McAlevey’s organizing model, this training focuses on practical skills to organize on your campus to build collective power & win. ✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿

The AAUP reaffirms our determination to preserve conditions for free expression in pursuit of truth. We call on the academic community to resist all public & private assaults against this principle. As true today as it was at the 56th Annual Meeting of the AAUP in June, 1970: