The @aaup.org beat Marco Rubio in court, with a Reagan-appointed judge ruling that ideological deportations obviously violate the first amendment. These cases cost money. And we need millions of people moving together to make them stick. If you're faculty in the US, join AAUP and join the fight.

Am reading Judge Young's decision in AAUP v. Rubio - a case about the government's ideological deportation policy against pro-Palestine non-citizens. There are just so many drop dead important lines. Here r a few: "ICE goes masked for a single reason -- to terrorize Americans into quiescence." /n

This document is … insane? Incredible? In it the USG shakes down a university for $1.17 BILLION “to avoid legal action” and dictates how hiring, promotion, admissions, scholarships, and CURRICULA REVIEW will be conducted. It stipulates how and when students can protest on campus. It is un-American

Here is the proposed agreement the Trump admin sent to UCLA, which administrators fought tooth and claw to keep secret ucop.edu/communicatio...

Please understand that the only reason this has been released is because of the UCLA faculty association who filed a request and challenged the refusal in court. If you are a UC faculty member, join your FA!

BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...

A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them. That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...

As many in the Bard community are aware, a Bard College student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after appearing for a scheduled interview at the New York Asylum Office. For more information, including how you can help the detained student, please visit go.bard.edu/take-action.

President Leon Botstein’s essay, “Autocracy and the university in America today,” is free to read for one week. "In the immediate term, the greatest danger facing the American university... is the loss of independence perpetrated by a profoundly anti-intellectual government,” he writes.

When the Trump administration failed to follow through on its duties to forgive student loan debt for eligible borrowers, the AFT took it to court—and won. Now 2.5 million borrowers are set to have their loan debt forgiven. Read more about what it could mean for you here ⬇️ time.com/7327813/stud...

Our UConn students kept watch over negotiations for more than 3 hours on Monday. When asked why it mattered to be there one shared,“If professors don’t have their rights and freedoms then neither do any of us.” @aaup.org #nutmegsky #academicsky #edusky

"Conservative strategists seem to understand that their agenda on higher education, including defunding universities, intimidating international students and privatizing loans, has little public support." -Yale AAUP President Daniel HoSang on the AI-fueled propaganda campaign against higher ed

💥💥💥 DEFEND HIGHER ED STARTER PACK! We are building a movement to defend US higher education & have created a starter pack of AAUP chapter & ally accounts to follow. Please Share! (This list is not exhaustive. If you have suggestions, please shoot us a DM!) #DefendHighEd ⬇️⬇️⬇️ go.bsky.app/3YidJ7k

Today, Rana Jaleel & Risa Lieberwitz of the @aaup.org explain how the Trump administration has used Title VI to pressure universities to undermine free speech and entrench inequality, and how universities have largely crumbled in the face of this pressure. lpeproject.org/blog/the-cor...

Good for everyone to understand a little more about the “Campus Reform” grift. yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/10...

“A core tenet of academic freedom is protection from unlawful government coercion, a principle that faculty across the political spectrum hold dear.” #AcademicFreedom @yaleaaup.bsky.social

University of Texas AAUP urges admin to join seven other universities in rejecting Trump’s ‘loyalty oath’ compact. “The Compact reflects a grave threat to the mission of the University of Texas at Austin.” @utaustinaaup.bsky.social #DefendHigherEd

“We consider these protections essential given the ongoing climate of threats to academic freedom” #AcademicFreedom @uconnaaup.bsky.social

"Conservative strategists seem to understand that their agenda on higher education, including defunding universities, intimidating international students and privatizing loans, has little public support." -Yale AAUP President Daniel HoSang on the AI-fueled propaganda campaign against higher ed

Public universities that sign onto Trump's "Loyalty Oath" will violate the constitutional rights of their students.🤯 AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal breaks down why in this clip from our recent AAUP TV update. @veenadubal.bsky.social #DefendHigherEd

In New Haven, CT, I visited the Truman School—an incredible example of a true community school. From wraparound services to family partnerships, it’s a place where every child feels seen, supported, and set up for success. @aftct.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/HPI8J...

Today @uconnaaup.bsky.social turned out 200+ members and supporters to our contract action in Storrs. The part of the day that I am most proud of is teaching dozens of students about unions, solidarity, and the meaning of academic freedom. #unionyes #unionstrong

It was our students who took turns holding signs and remaining visible to management through a sliver of window for over 3 hours. They stood watch outside the room until the very end. One shared,“If professors don’t have their rights and freedoms then neither do any of us.”

This is how unions win; we show up, we demand change and we stand together” -- Sam Sommers @uconnaaup.bsky.social UConn-AAUP rallies for stronger academic freedom protections; multi-year contracts for clinical, in-residence, and extension faculty; and guaranteed paid family leave.

Editorial Board of the UConn Daily Campus to Admin: "negotiate with transparency and fairness." "All UConn employees deserve to know where they stand on concerns such as pay and working conditions."

UConn professors are guaranteed ZERO WEEKS of PAID FAMILY LEAVE (meaning maternity, paternity & adoptive child leave). Over 6 months ago, the union gave UConn their proposal that professors should get 16 weeks paid family leave. There has been literally no response to date from UConn.

TONIGHT AT 7:30PM ET / 4:30 PM PT! Join AAUP President Todd Wolfson & AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal for an update on universities MASS REFUSAL of Trump’s loyalty oath compact & how it violates the US Constitution. Live on both IG & YouTube Link: www.youtube.com/live/h-H-ETa...

Over at "Academic Freedom on the Line" we pulled together some resources for those who might want to organize teach-ins, write op-eds, etc. regarding Trump's extortion HE compact. @aaup.org academicfreedomontheline.substack.com/p/want-to-ho...

Yale AAUP urges University administration to reject a potential federal compact as “a severe threat to academic freedom and to the students and faculty at Yale.” @yaleaaup.bsky.social

Faculty, students, staff, and alums-- please sign and share! Tell university administrators to reject the Trump 'compact' and defend higher education and academic freedom! actionnetwork.org/petitions/un...

💔This is a heartbreaking story. We support our students, whatever their identities, and we deplore the political environment that is making their experience in Texas public universities so painful—while also harming the learning environment for everyone. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/21/t...

“Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” is “a severe threat to academic freedom and to the students and faculty at Yale.” #AcademicFreedom @aaup.org

Gift link -- Nice explanation of why the Trump "Compact" is antithetical to academic freedom and would be humiliating for schools to sign. Particularly noteworthy that it appears in the WSJ. www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas... “It is gravely concerning that the Trump admin is demanding universities surrender their right to freedom of thought, expression & discourse. This compact threatens to dismantle the foundations of higher education and unravel the social fabric of university life.”

And University of Arizona rejected the Trump Loyalty Oath. 7 down and 2 to go!! @aaup.org When we fight, we win!

W/ @genevievelakier.bsky.social, the @aaup.org today released a letter to the Offices of the General Counsel at US colleges & universities. We detail why the Compact violates the Constitution & urge that no one signs it. www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...

“In the last ten months we’ve seen dozens of attempts from the White House to impose an ideological agenda on U.S. colleges & universities. Our AAUP Chapter, together with national AAUP & many dozens of chapters across the country, recognize the danger it poses to academic freedom.” #DefendHigherEd

The Yale AAUP stands for academic freedom - No loyalty oaths in higher ed! yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/10...

The Yale AAUP stands for academic freedom - No loyalty oaths in higher ed! yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/10...

Dartmouth College has rejected a compact with the Trump administration, saying it will not trade academic freedom for preferential access to federal funding. buff.ly/rmHPn6F

Yale professor David Blight, a historian deeply concerned with America’s course, is one of the marquee speakers at New Haven’s #nokings. He hails the crowd, and warns the Trump era will not end without civil disobedience and tens of thousands of arrests. “They want enemies? They’ve got ‘em!”

Texas Strong! ⭐️⭐️⭐️✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

Columbia University historians: The death threats incited by Turning Point USA are not just an attack on anti-fascist scholar Professor Mark Bray and his family but also on academic freedom in general, and, as such, it has implications for all faculty. www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.

BREAKING: Our crowd count estimate from the No Kings coalition responsible for planning today’s event is 7 MILLION nationwide. 7 MILLION of you gathered across the country to peacefully protest today. 2 million more than the first No Kings action in June.

Happening now: #union members join @indivisiblect.bsky.social in #NHV to say #NoKings = no waiting for someone else to protect immigrant students & defend #AcademicFreedom. @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @ctforall.bsky.social

New Haven says #NoKings !

Does this look like a hate rally to you? No Kings New Haven.