Derek Houston

@derekhouston.bsky.social

Professor at UConn's Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Early spoken language development in children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing and use cochlear implants and/or hearing aids. Views expressed are my own, not UConn's.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.

UMass Amherst Faculty Sen passed a Mutual Academic Def Compact resolution, calling on 250 Public and Land Grant inst to come to each others' aid with legal & fin support if the regime infringes on freedom of inquiry, speech, assn, univ governance. Dozens of U’s have or will consider similar. RESIST!

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Let’s be clear: If the government can arrest, detain, and disappear peaceful protestors, none of us are free. That’s not law and order. It’s fascism. And we should all be outraged that this is being done in our name.