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Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul

Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.

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“The American Association of University Professors is joined in the Texas A&M lawsuit by four faculty plaintiffs, each of whom says the policy prompted their course to be canceled or not offered.” www.chronicle.com/article/what...

‘What Are We Even Doing Here?': New Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Race and Gender Topics at Texas A&M

Plaintiffs included four faculty members whose courses were canceled or not offered.

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The Trump admin is back with version 2.0 of its higher ed compact. The reason is simple: The first one failed. Compact 2.0 lacks egregious elements of its predecessor. That’s a victory & affirms that the answer to authoritarianism is organized resistance—not compliance. www.aaup.org/news/new-com...

New Compact Shows Resistance Works, but Fight for Higher Ed Isn’t Over

The Trump administration is back with a second version of its higher education compact. As with its predecessor, the best path forward is for higher education workers to organize and demand that their...

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“By embarking on a campaign of censorship, Texas A&M has abdicated its responsibility to support students’ right to learn & faculty’s right to teach. A university that censors Plato & other texts abandons its obligation to truth, free inquiry, & the public trust.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP president 5

AAUP President Todd Wolfson: An Institution That Censors Plato is Not a Serious Institution of Higher Learning

Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. Barring a foundational philosopher who is a cornerstone of Western thought because his work touches on race or ge...

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While this is a HUGE WIN, there's more work to do. It's time to DOUBLE DOWN in pressuring Congress. They need to revoke the OMB Proposal. Members of Congress who fail to stop the Proposal will be out of a job January 3rd, 2027, we will make sure of it. 🧵

BOOM. The AAUP is suing Texas A&M University System over their censorship policy that prohibits faculty from discussing topics & viewpoints related to race, sexual orientation, & gender. www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/... 1

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One Big Bill - Protect Borrowers

Beginning in July 2026, millions of Americans with student debt will see their monthly student loan bills spike as a result of President Trump’s “One Big

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The Trump admin has thrown student loan borrowers into chaos, confusion and costly new repayment plans. Read school counselor Jessica Newell’s story of how she’s paying hundreds of dollars more a month in student loan bills, and share your own story to show lawmakers the impact of rising costs.

What is your skyrocketing student loan story?

The One Big Bill campaign is an effort supported by the AFT and several other organizations to document the stories of millions of Americans struggling with skyrocketing student loan debt and other ha...

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“As with [Trump's] first compact, the best path forward is for higher education workers to organize and demand that their administrations and governing boards reject Compact 2.0. There is every reason to believe we can do so again." - @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org's @proftwolf.bsky.social

AFT, AAUP Respond to Trump Compact 2.0

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten and American Association of University Professors President Todd Wolfson issued the following response to the Trump administration’s new higher education comp...

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While Trump and Republicans in Congress move on, tens of millions of Americans are stuck with the bill — literally. A family of four with student debt now faces $4,000+ in added costs a year. My latest on @ms.now: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Opinion | America’s student loan system is a mess. Along comes Trump to make it worse.

Randi Weingarten and Mike Pierce: Ballooning student loan payments are Trump's latest contribution to the affordability crisis

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Millions of Americans with student loan debt will soon pay far more in student debt payments because of Trump’s Big Tax cut last July -about 4k a year for a typical family with student debt. This is a betrayal of young Americans who need loans to pursue college or career www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Opinion | America’s student loan system is a mess. Along comes Trump to make it worse.

Randi Weingarten and Mike Pierce: Ballooning student loan payments are Trump's latest contribution to the affordability crisis

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WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN. It's time to APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE. Call you Senators NOW: fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/omb... I know, everyone hates calling. But this is CRITICAL. Make the calls today! (Use our super easy autodialer tool linked above) www.politico.com/live-updates...

Top senators consider blocking Trump’s grant shakeup in spending stopgap

It’s now “up to leadership” whether to head off the controversial changes, Sen. Susan Collins said.

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Academic freedom, scientific research, and public health are at risk with Trump's political appointees in charge of federal grant funding. Use the link below to urge your senators to reject the proposed OMB rules: actionnetwork.org/letters/omb-...

Protect science & innovation from political interference

Scientific research is already facing setbacks as this administration tries to gain leverage over independent scientists. Now, President Donald Trump and his allies have proposed a rule to put their p...

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Join @emergencycampaign.bsky.social TODAY to launch the Raise Hell for Pell campaign!! Use the link below to register and fight to expand Pell! emergency-campaign-to-support-higher-education.solidarity.tech/raise-hell-f...

The OMB Grant Proposal is yet another step in Trump’s campaign to destroy science in America, but it may be the most dangerous step yet. Visit the link to contact your MoC’s about the proposal: zurl.co/wvbjB Article: zurl.co/MkbeQ

‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack

OMB proposal would upend entire grant-making system – and put vast sums into hands of political appointees

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Join @emergencycampaign.bsky.social TODAY to launch the Raise Hell for Pell campaign!! Use the link below to register and fight to expand Pell! emergency-campaign-to-support-higher-education.solidarity.tech/raise-hell-f...

“This victory shows that universities should not capitulate to unjust and unconstitutional demands from the Trump administration,” said Lorena Grundy, vice president of @aaup-penn.bsky.social. “AAUP-Penn will continue to defend the rights of all communities at Penn.” When we fight, we win.

Trump administration drops its subpoena seeking names of Jewish people at Penn

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also agreed not to seek the information in the subpoena in alternative ways.

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Reminder: Use the link below to register for the Raise Hell for Pell Campaign with @emergencycampaign.bsky.social! Help protect and expand this necessary resource!! emergency-campaign-to-support-higher-education.solidarity.tech/raise-hell-f...

Members from @uupinfo.bsky.social shared a massive contract win on AI protections! Their newly negotiated language guaranteed that SUNY faculty and staff cannot be replaced by AI. With the future of AI and its many uncertainties in higher education, this win is especially significant!

The Faculty Alliance of Miami shared their win of securing a 9% salary increase over 3 years and a minimum salary into their contract! They are doing great work in ensuring the faculty and librarians at Miami University have fair working conditions and compensation!

AAUP’s @local6741.bsky.social has nearly doubled in size, and they continue to expand their reach across various colleges and universities.

While at Convention, Todd Wolfson and Bethany Letiecq from @aaup.org shared their tremendous membership over the past two years!

Breaking News: The Trump administration dropped its request to subpoena a list of Jewish people at the University of Pennsylvania, according to a court filing.

Trump Administration Drops Subpoena Demanding List of Jews From Penn

For more than a year, the Trump administration pressed the university for records about antisemitism complaints and a list of campus groups involved with Judaism.

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Read @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org President @proftwolf.bsky.social's statement on the Trump administration’s proposal to transform how the federal government funds research here: www.aft.org/press-releas...

"Pre-contract unionism" is another way to describe what all workplace organizing looked like before many workers fought for and won collective bargaining rights. That fight continues today with our recent AFT convention resolution to support pre-contract unionism in higher ed. @aaup.org @aft.org

We rolled deep at the @aft.org convention this year. We got our resolution on pre-contract unionism passed unanimously. We built relationships with our amazing union siblings. And now we more ready than ever to go back to our campuses and communities and build power through organizing! 🧵

United Academics of Maryland joined us at @aft.org convention to discuss their historic win! Together, they won rights to collective bargaining for nontenured faculty, and with their momentum, they are continuing to expand across all University of Maryland campuses!

We had a chance to hear from Marsha McCartney from United Academics of the University of Kansas at @aft.org’s Convention! She shared the union’s wins, including academic freedom, due process, and job security for all faculty. We are excited to see the amazing work they will continue to do!

OUT TODAY, the AAUP just released the first comprehensive account of how the Trump administration has taken the same playbook it's used on law firms & foreign governments & turned it on American universities. US higher ed has, in effect, become a target of a massive extortion racket. 🧵

New Report on Extorted Compliance Charges “Massive Extortion Racket” Against Higher Ed

A new AAUP report, "Extorted Compliance: A Threat to Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom, and Shared Governance," exposes how the Trump administration has extended its pay-to-play approach to gov...

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Join @emergencycampaign.bsky.social next Wednesday to organize for their Raise Hell for Pell campaign! Pell Grant's protection and expansion is crucial to keeping higher ed accessible. Use the link below to register! emergency-campaign-to-support-higher-education.solidarity.tech/raise-hell-f...