Dr. Nolan, @uffuf.bsky.social co-president, "said the president should earnestly work to protect shared governance, academic freedom and the university’s ability to function independently." www.alligator.org/article/2026...

The road ahead for Stuart Bell: Experts, faculty leaders discuss expectations for UF’s 14th president - The Independent Florida Alligator

For now, faculty leaders and higher education experts say Bell’s upcoming time in office may be assessed by how he can rebuild institutional trust among faculty, while also navigating the political la...

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UT Austin Cuts Women’s and Gender Studies Courses From Core Curriculum https://bit.ly/4z0M3G7

While wages have stagnated for millions of workers over the last 5 years, UCLA Teamsters negotiated a compounded 30.1% raise over the next 5 years. 5-6% per year, not some 2% below inflation slap in the face. That’s the power of collective bargaining. Workers can demand more.

The @aaup.org, under the leadership of @hellobrittparis.bsky.social and others, also has an extensive resource page for professors.

Artificial Intelligence

The uncritical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) poses a threat to academic professions through potential work intensification and job losses and through its implications for intellectual prope...

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It has never been more clear why baristas need the backing of a union.

Working people are speaking out against the toxic culture of sexual harassment rampant at fast food resturants. Fast food corporations continue to fail their workers in protecting them from sexual harassment. We won’t be silent until this harassment stops. See the report: https://seiu.co/4hMgl9x

The newest issue of the Faculty Voice is live! DM us or stop by our office (Yon Hall 308) to get your copy, and make sure all your coworkers stay in the know too.

The newest issue of the Faculty Voice is live! DM us or stop by our office (Yon Hall 308) to get your copy, and make sure all your coworkers stay in the know too.

The AAUP is paying attention to accreditation, learn why academeblog.org/2026/09/09/p...

Proposed Federal Accreditation Rule Threatens Shared Governance

BY GRANT MINCY Buried inside the Department of Education’s proposed Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) rule sits a single provision, § 602.23(j), that reads on the surface lik…

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Texas A&M Administration CANCELS AAUP President Dr. Leonard Bright’s graduate class on ethics in public policy over content state legislators dislike. When policymakers adhere to the myth that teaching about a topic is itself “advocacy,” there is no placating them.

AAUP@aaup.org · 9mo ago

“Based on my professional judgment & disciplinary expertise, issues of race, gender, & sexuality are not peripheral but integral to the study of administrative ethics & public service.” — Dr. Leonard Bright @drleonardbright.bsky.social @texasaaup.bsky.social @tamu-aaup.bsky.social @texasaft.org

Welcome Social Today (Thursday 8/27 4-7), First Magnitude, Gainesville. Where else can you take a crucial, fast step to legally maintain the right of UF faculty to unionize, get a free beverage, AND support a local bookstore?!

UFF-UF@uffuf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There’s a LOT of news and a LOT to organize this fall to maintain public faculty unions in FL. Come join/meet UFF-UF colleagues for a welcome-back drink and social 8/27 4-7pm at 1st Mag. In solidarity, UFF-UF

Join UFF online Mon 8/25 at 5:30pm for an urgent Power Hour to lobby against the state Department of Education and the FL BOG policies to restrict Dreamers & other undocumented students from accessing higher education in Florida. For link & more, see UFF statewide member email sent 8/19.

There’s a LOT of news and a LOT to organize this fall to maintain public faculty unions in FL. Come join/meet UFF-UF colleagues for a welcome-back drink and social 8/27 4-7pm at 1st Mag. In solidarity, UFF-UF

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Chronicle of Higher Education@chronicle.com · 3mo ago

With a six-person higher-education team and a handful of conservative influencers, the Manhattan Institute has wielded outsized influence over policy, federal investigations, and presidential searches. https://chroni.cl/3Td0WVS

🚨The vote is expected to take place TOMORROW. This provision changes the state’s role from reviewing institutional general education decisions to potentially altering them ***directly.*** Contact legislators here: ➡ bit.ly/HB5601E

Breaking NEWS!! Federal judge rules DOGE illegally terminated NEH grants last year in a summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs AHA, ACLA, and MLA, and orders the restoration of 1400 terminated grants

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

#MayDay is rooted in worker solidarity and collective action. This Friday, AFT is encouraging members to take part in a day of civic action to organize for the upcoming midterm elections. Check out our toolkit here ⤵️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Who’s union?!?? Our union. Welcome new members and thanks to our volunteers and affiliate volunteers! 🥾 Come join us at Cypress and Grove this evening Thursday 4/2 4:30-7 ish!!

Big blitz week! New members, welcome!! www.facebook.com/share/r/1BJh...

Mark your calendar, UF faculty members new & old. The chapter election meeting will be held on Friday 10 April at United Church of Gainesville (1624 NW 5th Ave, 4-6 pm. Check your off- campus UFF email for election info and details! 🗳️

Big week. Our largest membership drive is in process and next Friday, we will be holding elections. If you have been waiting to join, reach out. Get your concerns addressed and questions answered. Delay diverts resources of colleague volunteers. Help us help you - we are stronger together.

❤️✊ Dr. Leonard Bright, prof at Texas A&M and president of the campus AAUP chapter, delivers a powerful speech at the No Kings rally yesterday on academic freedom, censorship, and the future of higher education. #FreedomtoLearn #FreedomtoTeach youtu.be/Za5q1PnjYXo?...

They Tried to Silence Us—It Won’t Happen | No Kings Speech on Academic Freedom at Texas A&M

YouTube video by The Bright Professor

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When I retired only around 25% of Full Professors in STEM were women. I was proud be one of them, and to support the success of fellow women in STEM through mentoring. This was not an organic process. It took hard work and persistence. And now The Regime is setting us back decades.

NIH grant terminations affected women scientists more than men, study finds

A new paper shows that women, particularly those early in their careers, have been disproportionately affected by NIH grant terminations.

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And now for some excellent news! Yet another example of the power behind UF faculty’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. Share this victory! 🔁 We are stronger together! Join UFF!

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸@rweingarten.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Big win! A federal court sided with the University of Florida’s United Faculty of Florida chapter and its collective bargaining agreement by protecting the right to arbitration. It's a victory for the freedom to teach and learn that will resonate on campuses nationwide www.aft.org/press-releas...

Emotional faculty meeting, highlighting legislation that is likely to bring down our union. Because of @superhh.bsky.social and other colleagues, I had the parental leave I needed to spend hours in the NICU every day when my son was born. This supported his health and mine. @uffuf.bsky.social

Have you made a phone call to your FL state senator TODAY to oppose SB 1296? If not: take 2 minutes time to 📞 your representative. Republican and Democrat senators are working together to defeat this bill & need to hear loud & clear: stand with public employees. No on 1296!

🚨UFF supporters & Floridians who support state public unions: BAD NEWS. Public union-busting SB 1296 just passed final committee on a 10-8 vote. Dial the pressure UP on a bill that will decertify our unions. Join Tuesday’s power hour @5:30 EST & scroll below. floridaea.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

UFF-UF@uffuf.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨 A bill drafted by Freedom Works designed to force union decertification is rapidly advancing. To learn more about SB 1296 and STOP this union-busting bill, click the link below. Members, watch for urgent legislative alerts sent to your UFF email. secure.ngpvan.com/8Rb6HrtN-UCj...

"We’re all bearing witness to the institutionalization of intellectual violence at a university that should be free from aggressive political interference."

Opinion: Take your feet off our necks

Against my better judgment to not put sensitive information in writing — the greatest, yet-to-be-censored lesson the regents still ought to learn — I’m confessing my feelings: I’m exhausted. The regents have officially graduated from demoting deans, botching a professor hiring and firing lecturers to eliminating our Women’s and Gender Studies program. Care to guess...

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AAUP members are rejecting the Commission for Public Higher Education accreditation standards, which threatens to introduce unprecedented partisan influence over universities. Check out this thread and graphics explaining what is at stake nationally, especially at southern universities⬇️