Open to all. Head over to our website to register. www.brownchapteraaup.org/get-involved

Leonard Bright, president of the Texas A&M Chapter of the AAUP said faculty were not consulted on the proposed changes, which he called “a direct violation” of their expertise + freedom to teach. “If that’s the case, there’s just going to be a further black eye on higher education here in Texas.”

Teach-in November 7th at Noon Come One, Come All!

Brown folks: Friday 10/16 Rally at noon Teach-in at 1:00

Who's surprised?

Hoping President Paxson at Brown University takes a page from Sally Kornbluth.

Brown Chapter of the AAUP's Statement Urging the University to Reject the Federal Government's “Compact” www.brownchapteraaup.org/statements

"Our very mode of conduct as academics is counter-authoritarian. Authoritarians want fixity, and they project it onto their opponents, but we remain open to change, self-critique, and revision. This is why we are seen as a problem." -- Amanda Anderson

From the students:

A terrific blog post. A must read. balkin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

A petition from StandStrongBrown. If you're a member of teh Brown University community, please consider signing. standstrongbrown.org/reject-trump...

UPenn professors have responded forcefully to the Trump administration's that colleges sign a "compact" in order to secure funding: "When an invitation is accompanied by consequences for not accepting it, it is in fact a threat, not an invitation." aaup-penn.org/statement-by...

"Signatories commit ... to revising governance structures as necessary to create such an environment, including but not limited to transforming or abolishing units that purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas." acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

They are relentless. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

the postcard cited in judge young's ruling isn't just at the top, it's a framing device. the whole opinion is a letter to the postcard writer. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Academic freedom will not survive by encouraging professors to censor themselves more. “Too much of the response to the Trump admin’s repression has been driven by fear & cowardice. We need to fiercely support #academicfreedom as a fundamental right for all.” — @johnkwilson.bsky.social

"Declining international student enrollment is a piece of the larger puzzle undermining the financial health of higher ed. [We see] programs shut down, campuses shut down, smaller public or private institutions closing & a curtailment of opportunities for students." — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

Huge victory for @aaup.org in AAUP v. Rubio:

“This case—perhaps the most important ever within…this district court—presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers unequivocally ‘yes, they do.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

NEW: A judge issued a 161-page rebuke of Trump, finding the U.S. government violated the First Amendment by targeting pro-Palestinian student activists for deportation and calling it a “full-throated assault on the First Amendment.”