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Advocacy chapter of the American Association of University Professors at Swarthmore College

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05.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yale AAUP launches campaign to enshrine academic freedom protections in their faculty handbook.

β€œThere is a commitment to academic freedom here, but it needs to be made more meaningful at a time when there’s so much real risk around it.”

@yaleaaup.bsky.social

19.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Following faculty pushback to Customs and Border Protection recruitment listing, SPS removes all external postings from career opportunities website Following faculty pushback for listing an external Customs and Border Protection recruitment event on its career opportunities <a href="https://careerdesignlab.sps.columbia.edu/events/" rel="">web pag...

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Congrats to Columbia AAUP on successfully standing up against ICE recruitment on campus.

Let's keep organizing and go all out to get ICE off our campuses.

@swcolumbia.bsky.social
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19.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Faculty on the Front Lines Faculty on the Front Lines:AAUP Members Share Stories of Repression and Resistance"Faculty on the Front Lines" is a series documenting the stories of AAUP members. While some of these participants…

This infographic is part of Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom's series, "Faculty on the Front Lines," which spotlights AAUP members who share their stories of repression and resistance in the face of partisan interference and violations of academic freedom.

Learn more at the link belowπŸ‘‡

14.02.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œTargeting regional universities and community colleges reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of tenureβ€”as if it were a privilege reserved for a select few rather than an essential working condition for all faculty responsible for teaching and research.”

@uoklahomaaaup.bsky.social

06.02.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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AAUP President on the Elimination of Tenure at Oklahoma Regional Universities and Community Colleges. WASHINGTONβ€”AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to the Governor of Oklahoma’s signing of Executive Order 2026-07, which immediately eliminates the conferral of academ...

AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt's Executive Order issued today immediately eliminating academic tenure at the state’s public regional universities and community colleges.

06.02.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 14

The snow won’t stop us! Join us online or in person (if the latter travel safely!) tomorrow!

26.01.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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29.12.2025 18:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Academic Freedom's Uneven First Amendment Path This review is part of a preview of the winter 2026 issue of Academe. The issue will be released in full in February.

David Rabban’s Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right β€œcould not be timelier” in today’s climate of political interference, writes @aaup.org Committee A member Anil Kalhan in a new review for #Academe.

17.12.2025 19:20 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OFFICIAL Statement from AAUP-TNS on Cuts to Faculty and Staff 12-9-25 The New School - Austerity Cuts to the Bone A Statement from the Leadership Council of AAUP-TNS On December 3, 2025, New School President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler issued voluntary sep...

Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj

14.12.2025 01:05 πŸ‘ 214 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 15
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Inside the student resistance to authoritarianism on campus Student activists have already won important victories over Trump’s authoritarian agenda and they’re just getting started.

Student activists working in solidarity with AAUP organizers, faculty & staff across the nation has powered key victories over Trump's authoritarian agenda!

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2026 will be the year of mass coalitional action demanding safe, affordable, and democratic campuses for all!

05.12.2025 19:44 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The AAUP Ad Hoc committee on AI and Academic Professions & colleagues will discuss ongoing strategy building in the movement for tech justice and freedom from surveillance.

We also want to hear from you – what you are thinking about, your needs & how you engage with the topic of AI in education.

05.12.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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At Texas Tech, Professors Now Need Permission to Teach About Race and Gender Faculty say the policy is vague and a violation of the First Amendment.

β€œThere’s no doubt in my mind that’s the intent…the worst thing is that politically mandated ideas will be taught instead of scientifically accepted concepts in our disciplines, or concepts that are recognized by the disciplinary experts.”

– Andrew Martin, Texas Tech AAUP

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05.12.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Oklahoma college student’s failing grade on gender essay dropped amid outcry A University of Oklahoma student alleged religious discrimination after receiving a zero on an essay that rejected the concept of multiple genders.

β€œAn instructor's freedom to teach includes the right to assess student academic performance. We are gravely concerned that a climate of escalating authoritarian assaults on academic freedom is normalizing politicized interference in classroom teaching & learning.” β€” Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

04.12.2025 03:05 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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UT Must Not Trade Academic Freedom For Political Favor A guest column from UT faculty member John Hoberman

Subscribe to "Academic Freedom on the Line," the Substack of the AAUP's Center for the Defense of Freedom, to receive newsletters and and regular analysis from experts on academic freedom!

The most recent newsletter covers the University of Texas system's fight against the compactπŸ‘‡

24.11.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AAUP | Academic freedom on the line In a new column from Stanford's chapter of the American Association of University Professors, history professor Jessica Riskin offers three lessons for universities facing pressure from the federal government.

AAUP | Academic Freedom on the Line

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23.11.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Swarthmore faculty: Join us on Nov. 19 at 4:15pm.

11.11.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Faculty on the Front Lines (Intro) - AAUP Presents In this special episode of our series Academic Freedom on the Line, Vineeta Singh interviews Anna Feder, an organizer, curator, and cinema exhibition consultant who serves as the Director of Programmi...

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10.11.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Swarthmore faculty: Join us on Nov. 19 at 4:15pm.

11.11.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0