Our May Day action! Come out and join us - students, all campus workers, all community workers and groups. Please share widely.
Pranav Jani
@redguju.bsky.social
Associate Prof, English, Ohio State (Postcolonial/Ethnic Studies). Board member & Past President, AAUP-OSU. Member, FSJP. He/him. All views my own. https://pranavjani.com/
So glad to call @redguju.bsky.social my friend and colleague. Breaking down what it means to be a good teacher.
AAUP@aaup.org · 4mo ago"There will always be a struggle to defend education, which is about defending people. An increasing number of people are up to the challenge. We’ve seen a rise in AAUP membership & more faculty no longer feel it’s enough to stay silent." —Pranav Jani @redguju.bsky.social, @osuaaup.bsky.social
"There will always be a struggle to defend education, which is about defending people. An increasing number of people are up to the challenge. We’ve seen a rise in AAUP membership & more faculty no longer feel it’s enough to stay silent." —Pranav Jani @redguju.bsky.social, @osuaaup.bsky.social
Lesson Plan
The Right and I agree on the potential of universities as a space in which students develop ideas that can transform the world. The difference is, they want to stamp it out, and I want to encourage it...
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Our board member Pranav Jani spoke to the Sun magazine in a wide ranging interview, including current attacks on faculty, academic freedom, and free speech.
AAUP@aaup.org · 4mo ago"There will always be a struggle to defend education, which is about defending people. An increasing number of people are up to the challenge. We’ve seen a rise in AAUP membership & more faculty no longer feel it’s enough to stay silent." —Pranav Jani @redguju.bsky.social, @osuaaup.bsky.social
Just a reminder that the senator who sponsored the bill which became law with broad bipartisan support that states a president cannot pull the US out of NATO without congressional approval was … Marco Rubio.
And just like that, a new permanent OSU president! Please read & circulate our statement. We will continue to be active in creating space for the voices of faculty & the university community. We invite all faculty to join the chapter & all who want transparency & inclusion to work with us.
I met with Carter a few days after he started here, in Jan 2024. He was meeting with Palestinian students, and I was supporting as advisor. It was awful, and, in hindsight, set the tone for the crackdown in April 2024 and his whole tenure. ⬇️
AAUP-Ohio State@osuaaup.bsky.social · 5mo ago
Want to know more about the sweeping trend of state mandated taxpayer financed and hyper empowered civics centers, and the political project they embody, as in Ohio? See this excellent @theguardian.com article @osuaaup.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Very Republican, very patriotic’: right-leaning civic centers now offer courses at US public colleges
Republican lawmakers push for conservative professors to counter purported leftwing indoctrination in schools
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The Hechinger Report on OSU’s Chase Center: very useful information and data. Especially visible is the contrast between what politicians & Chase director Lee Strang says and the reality that we all see. hechingerreport.org/conservative...
Conservative-leaning civic centers now teach courses at public colleges
A growing number of Republican legislators are using their power in the name of intellectual diversity to get right-leaning professors in front of all students, at conservative-leaning civic centers.
hechingerreport.org
Cartoon #5! Yes, the weather’s improved recently. But it’s still ICE-y out.
Another day, another crisis. Accuracy in Media attempted to portray OSU as ignoring the DEI ban, trapping and recording a staff member. See our statement in the Lantern article, as well as a comment by our board member Prof. Chris Nichols. www.thelantern.com/2026/02/secr...
Secretly recorded video draws scrutiny to Ohio State’s DEI efforts under Senate Bill 1
A video released Wednesday by a conservative media organization suggests Ohio State is ignoring a state-imposed diversity, equity and inclusion ban, based on an interview of a single Ohio State employ...
thelantern.com
On Monday, someone in charge of PR at the Chase Center said, "Gee, I'd give *anything* to have our leadership class and one of its conservative instructors featured in PEOPLE Magazine this week." And then the monkey's paw curled.
Professor Filmed Allegedly Tackling Documentarian to the Ground on Campus. A Day Later, He Was Put on Leave
On Monday, Feb. 9, Luke Perez, an assistant professor at Ohio State University, was captured on camera tackling a filmmaker to the ground. The next day, he was placed on leave pending an investigation...
people.com
Four episodes of my podcast are out! Please listen, and share as you see fit.
I’m thrilled to share my interview with Liliana Rivera Baiman, the new episode of “Together We Rise: Solidarity Stories From Central Ohio.” I hope that listening to her words and her story inspires people to be brave in our work, and also link struggles together. ✊🏽❤️ pranavjani.com/2026/01/28/e...
Episode 4: Liliana Rivera Baiman on ICE defense, tenant organizing, and how we keep us safe
Liliana Rivera Baiman has worked to build progressive movements alongside workers and working families for over 18 years. Born in rural San Luis Potosí, Mexico, she immigrated to the U.S. as…
pranavjani.com
Some events in Columbus this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Come out and show your support— for the immigrants, being targeted by ICE and CBP, for the brave activists giving their all, for the millions of people who have had enough of this racism, violence, and terror.
"...we maintain this weird double standard: Soldiers in combat zones must refuse unlawful orders, but civilians facing unlawful force from domestic law enforcement must submit." publicseminar.org/2026/01/the-...
The Moral Right to Defend Yourself Against ICE - Public Seminar
If you saw an armed stranger forcing his way into your neighbor's home at dawn, would you have the right to stop him?
publicseminar.org
It’s time for labor to stand up around the country against ICE’s racism and violence - just as unions and working people are doing in Minnesota. www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
AAUP President on the Killing of Alex Pretti: “This Moment Demands A Powerful Response from the Labor Movement”
AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 24.
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. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS JOINED BLUESKY. CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR A LIST OF THIER ACCOUNTS SO YOU CAN BLOCK THEM. . bsky.app/profile/did:...
A narrative from a faculty member on the current escalation of ICE activity in Columbus. Please see the list of resources at the end for ways to get involved with orgs doing the work on the ground.
The AAUP-Ohio State executive board condemns ICE escalation in our communities. We urge our members and all who love democracy to do what they can in this moment. Here’s a statement from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/12...
ICE terrorizes Columbus - A better approach is to let immigrants stay and continue contributing — Ohio Immigrant Alliance
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents terrorized Columbus today, trolling parking lots and arresting people in various parts of the city. Officials with the City of Columbus, including the ...
ohioimmigrant.org
We need to hear the stories of grassroots organizers now more than ever.Catch the first three episodes of my podcast, “Together We Rise: Solidarity Stories from Central Ohio” ✊🏽❤️
This is how you stand up for educators against politically motivated attacks on teaching. Please sign OU AAUP’s petition demanding that OU protect the freedom to teach & learn, & stand up against targeted harassment & intimidation. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ actionnetwork.org/forms/defend...
CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
'This isn't your granddad's KKK.' Inside the hate group expanding its presence in Tennessee
They are the largest hate group in America, wrapping themselves in the red-white-and-blue of the flag, marching into the middle of American cities and claiming to be patriots.
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