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"The government’s policy has characterized pro-Palestinian advocacy and speech critical of Israel as antisemitic & 'pro-Hamas,' without acknowledging that the speech it is targeting is lawful and constitutionally protected."

Report details 'McCarthyite' crackdown on campus speech

A new report contends the Trump administration suppressed pro-Palestinian speech at colleges across the nation.

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"The elimination of entire departments to achieve relatively modest short-term savings risks long-term damage to research capacity, student enrollment, and institutional reputation." – Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

Faculty group urges AAU to deny UNL readmission over budget cuts

The American Association of University Professors called the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's push to gain readmission to the AAU into question following last year's program and position eliminations.

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The AAUP stands in unwavering solidarity with our colleagues & community members who refuse to be silenced. From William P. Jones, president of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities AAUP: Organizing gets the goods.

Operation Metro Surge Wasn't the End - Dissent Magazine

The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.

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AAUP President Todd Wolfson to AAU: "withhold consideration of UNL readmission until the institution restores shared governance, protects tenure, & aligns with the principles that define leading research universities." #sharedgovernance #academicsky

AAUP Urges AAU to Deny Readmission to University of Nebraska–Lincoln Over Mass Faculty Firings

In a letter sent today, Todd Wolfson, president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), formally urged the American Association of Universities (AAU) to withhold consideration of ...

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"The administration describes the effort as a long-overdue challenge to an entrenched accreditation establishment. Critics see something different...the AAUP argues the proposal invites greater political influence over accreditation." #academicsky

The Accreditation Fight Over Who Controls Higher Education

Trump’s accreditation overhaul could reshape college accountability, academic freedom and federal power—and students have a major stake in the outcome.

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@aaup.org @biblioracle.bsky.social & Katie Rainwater nails what everyone misses. Heritage Foundation hates college full stop. They bash DEI to get in the door, but the point is to close the door on everyone. That's why they want to own accreditation. Say no today: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

With Proposed Federal Rules, Heritage Foundation Upends Higher Education

Who is up for a little Christian Nationalism embedded into our higher education system?

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TODAY: 6:30PM ET! Join NEA Higher Ed for an extended preview of 'First They Came for My College,' a documentary about the fight for academic freedom at the New College of Florida. Register Here! 👇👇👇 www.nea.org/professional... @neatoday.bsky.social

“The AAUP calls on UCLA Chancellor.. to withdraw his public repudiation of the UCLA School of Law symposium..& to reaffirm the academic freedom of..faculty to organize scholarly events, select speakers…without fear of institutional condemnation.” www.aaup.org/news/aaup-ca...

AAUP Calls on UCLA Chancellor Frenk to Defend, Not Undermine, Academic Freedom

The AAUP calls on UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk to withdraw his public repudiation of a UCLA School of Law symposium and to reaffirm the academic freedom of UCLA faculty.

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How are we going to fight back against Trump’s Compact 2.0? Join the AAUP & AFT for a webinar tomorrow: Thursday, September 10, at 7PM ET, to learn how you can help to block the Trump admin’s efforts to assert political control over higher education. Register here: aft.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UVA workers are fighting for a living wage. “A living wage is going to be that much more powerful a thing to achieve if we have collective bargaining to ensure that other rights come with it.” @aaupvirginia.bsky.social

“VSU used this false reorganization as a pretext to terminate respected members of the VSU academic community, marching them out without time to pack up their offices, say farewell to their colleagues, or transition their research.“ Reinstate the Fired Six Now!

Fired Virginia State University professors file civil rights complaint with AG’s office • Virginia Mercury

Ahead of a Friday board meeting, six former instructors allege discrimination by school, after faculty leaders call for their reinstatement

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"The AAUP is not going to stand by & watch President Trump once again attempt to destroy the greatest system of higher education in the world that gives opportunity to a diverse set of students for a diverse country. Yes, emphatically, yes. We are going to fight this." – Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

IRS targets private schools that help racial minority students

The Trump administration has said it will end the tax-exempt status for universities with programs that help racial minority students.

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Nearly four months after the Faculty Senate finding that the Fired Six were baselessly & wrongfully terminated, Virginia State University has taken no action. The AAUP demands the reinstatement of the Fired Six with full back pay & benefits immediately. #academicsky

“You can’t be lecturing us about democracy and refuse to even take meetings with faculty." – Yale AAUP President Daniel HoSang @aaupyale.org www.courant.com/2026/09/02/w...

Why some Yale students, faculty and alumni are condemning its Board of Trustees, others

A large crowd of blue-shirted students, faculty and alumni gathered at Yale University’s Cross Campus to protest.

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“Yale should not engage in any kind of legal settlement with the Trump Department of Justice … there is no legal basis for this." @aaupyale.org #academicsky

Students, faculty and alumni hold protest condemning Yale's talks with Trump administration

More than 100 students, faculty and alumni called on Yale to defend itself against the Trump administration.

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“The Hofstra AAUP & Hofstra University Administration made significant progress in contract negotiations over the weekend and reached agreement late Sunday night on several major terms.” ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

Hofstra University professors reach agreement to avoid strike ahead of first day of classes

Officials say negotiations continued throughout the weekend, and the progress achieved was sufficient for both sides to agree that extending the existing contract was the appropriate course while disc...

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In an era of relentless authoritarian attacks on higher education and our democracy, neutrality is not an option. The AAUP is fighting back. Join us.

Is Todd Wolfson Destroying the AAUP — or Saving it?

His partisan, combative style has remade the century-old organization. Not everyone is pleased.

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Thanks again to @proftwolf.bsky.social for taking the time to talk about all the important work @aaup.org and @aft.org are doing in their fight for academic freedom in Texas and elsewhere and to strengthen and transform U.S. higher education as a whole. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrO3...

Breaking Culture Live - Higher Ed update with Todd Wolfson, AAUP president and AFT Vice president

YouTube video by Breaking Culture Live

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“We need to address the problem at its root. Reinvest massively in higher education and build a free public higher-education system that gives every student access to a full, high-quality college education without taking on crushing debt.” – Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

More states pilot 3-year college degrees, seeking to address rising tuition

Texas joins national push for accelerated programs, even as some critics warn the trend could devalue diplomas.

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Solidarity to Hofstra AAUP as they fight for a fair contract to preserve healthcare & retirement benefits before classes begin next week! All while admin compensation continues to soar. 👀 🚫 💰 www.instagram.com/p/Dcga-lqkcn...

U.S. Ambassador Bill White’s explicit threat to strip federal research funding from Ghent University over an internal academic decision he dislikes is blatant hypocrisy. Statement from AAUP President Todd Wolfson:

AAUP Condemns US Ambassador's Hypocrisy on Academic Freedom

Today, AAUP President Todd Wolfson released the following statement on US Ambassador Bill White’s threats to a fo

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The AAUP & AFT condemn the recent directive from the War Dept that publicly places 30 universities under suspicion & gives them 2 weeks to investigate years of academic activity. The directive represents another threat of funding-based coercion that undermines scientific research & innovation.

Department of War Directive Undermines Scientific Innovation. It Should Be Rescinded.

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(1/2) 📣 Labor for Palestine and the Coalition for Action in Higher Education stand in solidarity with Imad and the Palestinian Postal Services Workers Union (PPSWU). Click here for the full PPSWU emergency appeal, our statement, and form to sign on: laboursolidarity.org/en/n/4025/pa...

(1/2) 📣 Labor for Palestine and the Coalition for Action in Higher Education stand in solidarity with Imad and the Palestinian Postal Services Workers Union (PPSWU). Click here for the full PPSWU emergency appeal, our statement, and form to sign on: laboursolidarity.org/en/n/4025/pa...

“The ever-increasing reliance on faculty members holding contingent appointments & grad student employees — all of whom have less job security, remuneration, & institutional support — weakens academic freedom, faculty governance, & the integrity of faculty work.” —Glenn Colby, AAUP Senior Researcher

Colleges made deep staff cuts while adding tenure-track faculty last year

The latest survey of higher education employees from CUPA-HR found the biggest spike in tenure-track professors since at least 2016.

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“I would be surprised if this agreement is enforceable, given the way that we now know it was arranged on the side of the federal government. This is essentially a blackmail operation.” – Rob Newton, Columbia AAUP #academicsky

Whistleblower Allegations Might Not Affect College Settlements

Former Justice Department lawyers say investigations into Brown and Columbia over alleged antisemitism were politically motivated. But it’s unclear whether federal officials will investigate the whist...

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“Academic workers did not create this crisis. But we intend to fix it by building a system of higher education worthy of this country—affordable & accessible to every qualified student, governed once again by those who teach & learn within it.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP president #academicsky

Who Really Politicized Higher Education? (opinion)

It wasn’t the AAUP.

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