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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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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How Trump Made Penn Quake in Its Boots

Fearful of being labeled antisemitic, the University of Pennsylvania has acquiesced to the demands of a punitive Trump administration and vindictive donors—and it’s chilling speech both inside and out...

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Philly labor coalition launches May Day action plan: 'If we don’t stand up for ourselves, no one else will'

Labor unions, community organizations and immigrant justice groups gathered in Center City on Friday to unveil a broad policy agenda aimed at reshaping city priorities for working‑class residents, lau...

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Penn wins temporary court block on turning over Jewish employee data to EEOC

U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert previously gave the university until Friday to turn over swathes of contact information and anonymous survey responses.

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#Peoples250 Draws in Higher Education Organizations, Unions - PA AAUP

This year, educational associations, historical societies, and labor unions across the country, arelaunching the #Peoples250 social media campaign to use short form video as a tool that canallow multi...

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A Professor Union Grows Fast as It Ramps Up Its Fight Against Trump

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Penn community criticizes ‘unsalvageable’ draft open expression guidelines at listening session

The April 23 session was held at Perry World House and was moderated by University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor and former Faculty Senate Chair Eric Feldman. 

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BU president pauses removal of pride flags, reversing position

The pause follows weeks of public backlash by faculty members and others over the administration’s enforcement of a policy it defended as “content neutral.”

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University Senate hosts 2 forums on shared governance as student, faculty concerns over current balance of power persist

Amid ongoing concerns over shared governance at Columbia, the University Senate held two forums on the subject last week, giving a space for members of the Columbia community to discuss the <a href="h...

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OP-ED: A history of suppressing speech on campus

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. BU AAUP is the Boston University Chapter of the American Association of University Profe...

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PA-AAUP Participates in APSCUF Political Institute - PA AAUP

This year’s APSCUF’s Political Institute had a new participant organization: the PA-AAUP Conference! In the past two years our Conference Board has worked closely with key education unions and advocac...

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Defending Shared Governance and Integrity of Open Expression Guidelines | AAUP–Penn

March 19, 2026 As the Executive Committee of the University of Pennsylvania’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-Penn), we write to alert members of the Penn community ...

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BU faculty decry removal of pride flags from campus offices

Some faculty members believe university officials are suppressing free speech or expression around certain causes in direct response to the federal government’s crackdown on diversity, equity and incl...

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Penn and Trump administration spar in court over subpoena seeking names of Jewish faculty and students

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Penn in November, saying it had failed to comply with a subpoena seeking information for an investigation into antisemitism.

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Trump's DEI crackdown hit a wall in court. What's next?

Sarah Hinger, deputy director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program, walks though how a federal judge's ruling could impact state law.

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Dozens exit faculty meeting, cite frustrations over tenure postponement - The Muhlenberg Weekly

After an unusual start to the Feb. 13 faculty meeting, with the President’s remarks moved to the end of the agenda, roughly 30 minutes into the meeting, Associate Professor of Psychology Connie Wofle ...

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Public higher-education groups ask for 15% increase in Governor's budget proposal - PA AAUP

The PA-AAUP Conference Board has joined with over a dozen unions and higher education advocacy organizations this week to urge Pennsylvania’s governor, Josh Shapiro, to increase funding by 15 percent....

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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike

First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.

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Jewish students, faculty at University of Pennsylvania seek to limit EEOC's antisemitism probe

Groups representing Jewish faculty and students at the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday moved to block the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from forcing the school to disclose their person...

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OREI failed to answer questions about alleged academic freedom violations, AAUP-Penn says

In an interview with the DP, a member of AAUP-Penn said that the OREI did not attend a follow-up meeting on Nov. 3 with the faculty group to hear and respond to questions outlined in the report.

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Trump Gutted ED’s Civil Rights Office. Could States Step Up?

A Pa. senator announced legislation to create an agency to enforce protections that the federal government can’t, or won’t. It’s an example of how some states are trying to fill the void.

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