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

BREAKING: We're suing Texas A&M over the university system’s unconstitutional censorship policy. Administrators are canceling or restricting courses that discuss race, gender, and sexual orientation. Public universities are meant for sharing knowledge — not banning it.

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🧵on the AAUP endorsement of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in the Michigan Democratic primary, the first-ever electoral endorsement in the organization's 110-year history. 1

What’s tenure worth if you don’t use it to call out bullies and support your colleagues. Add your name. actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...

Open Letter Concerning the Tenure Denial of Dr. Iván Chaar López

The denial of tenure to Dr. Chaar López has become a national concern because it raises questions that extend far beyond one faculty member or one institution. Scholars across disciplines depend upon ...

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“Should the university choose to compromise its commitment to academic freedom by seeking to settle w/ the DOJ on the basis of these spurious claims, the Yale AAUP will not hesitate to pursue its rights.” — Attorneys for Yale AAUP in a letter sent this week to Yale president Maurie McInnis

Yale Professors Vow to Fight Trump if the University President Won’t

The opposition to a potential deal with the government reveals a strategy that Yale groups have spent a year honing.

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I am expecting a wave of red-state public universities limiting the ability to employees to participate in professional associations that are deemed too "woke." This case out of Texas is just the beginning. Also, with budgets tightening, conference support is going to shrivel anyway.

North Texas Denies Faculty Conference Funding

The institution joins other universities that have worked to limit conference funds for professors due to anti-DEI pressures.

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"Asked why the groups sued Texas Tech and not Texas A&M, Texas AAUP-AFT President Teresa Klein said the organizations are focused on Texas Tech for now but “will be exploring everything.” Hell Yeah! www.texastribune.org/2026/07/08/t...

Texas Tech sued over limits on race, gender instruction

The lawsuit asks a federal judge to halt the restrictions as discriminatory, improperly vague and a violation of free speech.

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The legal battle for the soul of higher education in Texas begins today. AAUP Texas and AAUP-AFT have sued Texas Tech University System over policies restricting what faculty may teach about race, gender, and sexuality. Academic freedom belongs to everyone. www.aaup.org/news/aaup-te...

AAUP, Texas AAUP-AFT Sue Texas Tech over Restrictive Course Content Policies

The AAUP and Texas AAUP-AFT sued Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton and members of the board of regents over two system memoranda that stifled debate, undermined students’ educa...

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A major win for academic freedom. The 11th Circuit struck down key higher education provisions of Florida's "Stop W.O.K.E. Act," reaffirming that government cannot impose ideological restrictions on teaching. An important reminder for public universities across Texas. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

What a privilege to spend today at Juneteenth celebrations in Caldwell and Bryan. I loved seeing so many families, friends, and neighbors gathered together. So much joy in the celebrations. So much pride in the rich history and traditions being honored. Happy Juneteenth!

Honored to have been elected AAUP District 2 Representative. Thank you to everyone for your trust and support. I look forward to working with colleagues to defend academic freedom, and advance higher education as a public good. www.aaup.org/news/new-cou... #AAUP #HigherEd

New Council Members Elected

One at-large member and five regional members were elected to the AAUP's governing Council at the 2026 AAUP Biennial Association Meeting.

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“I want faculty to leave here recognizing that for us to transform our situation—whether it’s in our classrooms, in our departments, on our campuses, in our states or nationally—we have everything we need to do it. We can play a role in transforming our democracy.” — AAUP President Todd Wolfson

AAUP Readies for Bigger Political Fight

At the first biennial since President Donald Trump retook office, faculty members strategized about how to resist increasing political interference in their work and on their campuses.

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Excellent conference! Fired up and ready to go!

AAUP@aaup.org · 2mo ago

That’s a Wrap! What a POWERFUL Higher Ed Summit this week in Chicago centering the work of building a strong movement to defend the quality & promise of higher ed & our democracy in this pivotal moment. LET’S GO! #AAUP2026 👊🏽👊🏿👊🏻👊🏼👊🏾

“The [AAUP] committee will expose how [SB 37] centralizes partisan political control over university curricula, weaponizes state-mandated audits to censor classroom teaching, and forces the politicized closure of academic programs.” 👏👏👏 www.kxan.com/news/educati...

Association launches ‘academic freedom’ committee to investigate Texas schools

An organization of college professors held a virtual press conference on Tuesday to announce it would make a “committee of inquiry” to examine attacks on academic freedom at Texas&#8217…

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The Energy is ELECTRIC on Day 3 of the #AAUP2026 Higher Ed Summit in Chicago! #DefendHigherEd @local6741.bsky.social @unac4996ak.bsky.social @cfaunited.bsky.social

“We must build solidarity with the clarity of what we need collectively to survive.” — CTU President Stacy Davis Gates today at the #AAUP2026 Higher Ed Summit @ctulocal1.bsky.social @iftaft.bsky.social

Big crowd in Coldspring this week, where I was honored to share our campaign's vision and talk rural organizing. Someone overheard other diners at the restaurant remark that they've never seen the Democrats this active in Coldspring in years. Let's go!

The AAUP Higher Ed Summit & Biennial in Chicago is in full effect! Let’s Go! 👊🏽👊🏼👊🏾👊🏻👊🏿 #AAUP2026

The AAUP is doing what SACSCOC apparently will not. Thank God! Faculty across Texas have raised concerns about censorship, political interference, program closures, and attacks on shared governance. Those concerns deserve independent scrutiny. If accreditors won't act, someone must. bit.ly/4okOu1R

AAUP Investigating Academic Freedom, Shared Governance in Texas

An American Association of University Professors committee is investigating academic freedom and shared governance violations across Texas, where public university leaders have restricted what faculty...

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⭐️⭐️AAUP + AFT leaders and members met this weekend at the Texas AAUP-AFT Higher Ed Summit! Our numbers in Texas are growing as we fight unprecedented attacks on public colleges and universities. Join us to protect academic freedom, shared governance + due process! connect.aft.org/app/memberfo...

During AAUP's TAMU System Year in Review discussion, faculty, alumni, and advocates warned that SB 37 and Policy 08.01 are fueling censorship, fear, and political interference in higher education. If you value academic freedom and the freedom to learn, now is the time to speak out. #TexasAM #AAUP

The NAACP and CBC are calling for boycotts over attacks on voting rights and representation. No one who values diversity, academic freedom, and the freedom to learn should attend or play in Texas A&M athletics until the university ends censorship of race, gender, and sexuality in courses.

TAMU System Year-in-Review Zoom Event to Feature Faculty, Students, Alumni, and Community Voices **WHEN: Thursday, May 21, 2026 **WHERE: Zoom: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

There should no longer be any doubt about where Texas A&M’s new President stands when it comes to defending academic freedom and students’ right to learn.

AAUP Texas A&M-College Station Chapter@tamu-aaup.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Texas A&M University has cancelled two sections of LGBTQ literature and one section of Intro to LGBTQ Studies for fall. The exceptions were not granted. It is clear that the University and its new President are intent on erasing Women's & Gender Studies. #LetStudentsLearn

This is good news for free speech rights in Texas. Professors should not lose their jobs because administrators and politicians disagree with their opinions. Isn’t this a basic American value?

Texas Conference of the AAUP@texasaaup.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Judge orders Dr. Idris Robinson reinstated at Texas State University. “Professors do not give up their constitutional rights when they accept a job at a Texas public university,” said Dr. Aimee Villarreal, President of the Texas State University chapter of Texas AAUP-AFT. 👏👏

“The American system of higher ed has become the most successful, envied, prosperous & democratic system of higher ed in the history of the world. We are here witnessing the death of one of those institutions. This isn't a death of natural causes. Academic freedom at Texas Tech has been murdered.”

Protestors stage mock funeral outside Texas Tech System regents meeting

Protestors stage mock funeral outside Texas Tech System regents meeting

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Conservative “civic centers” are being embedded in public universities to normalize a right-wing version of U.S. history & political thought in order to produce the kinds of knowledge that some politicians & ideologues would prefer. “This civics curriculum is really just propaganda.” #AcademicSky

Florida uses public universities to build conservative civics pipeline ahead of ‘America 250’

Several civics centers opened in Florida as part of the Department of Education’s America 250 Civics Education Coalition to “renew patriotism”

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Ken Burns’ defense of academic freedom and opposition to censorship is commendable. Where are the Democrats, Republicans, and others who claim to support the freedom to learn? Most Americans oppose censorship and political interference in education. This should be a no-brainer. chroni.cl/4cUyqA2

Ken Burns Names the ‘Greatest Danger’ Facing Higher Ed

The documentary filmmaker and Hampshire College alum says his alma mater’s closure is part of a more troubling trend.

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Topics are being restricted. Political pressure is rising. And fear is doing the rest. Fear of losing jobs. Fear of stalled careers. Fear of retaliation. These fears are real—but silence has consequences too. Professors let's push back! youtube.com/shorts/ckhkG...

There is too Much Fear in Academia!

YouTube video by The Bright Professor

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