@goldenstatewarrior.bsky.social's Coach Steve Kerr is standing up for campus freedom!
Coaches across the nation launched a letter campaign calling on elected officials to keep political interference out of our colleges and universities.
We can't have college sports without academic freedom.
We've had enough of the censorship at Texas A&M.
Sign the petition to demand that the Board of Regents end their policy of auditing syllabi & canceling courses that mention race or gender.
The policy prevents faculty from teaching openly & students from learning freely.
Sign & share⬇️
A major victory! ✊
"This is a member-driven landmark achievement that will have an enormous impact in Kansas. This would not be possible without the courage of our members, who dug in and fought so hard because they knew that a fair contract was possible.”
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Philadelphia is standing up for science and against ICE at tomorrow's rally!
AAUP President @proftwolf.bsky.social will speak on the importance of labor solidarity with faculty, students & communities.
The rally starts at 11am at the north side of City Hall 🔥
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Reinstate the Fired Six at VSU!
Six tenured & tenure track faculty members were abruptly fired at Virginia State University without cause or any semblance of due process.
Sign this petition to demand their reinstatement & a public commitment from VSU to honor tenure & end arbitrary dismissals.
Leech farmers everywhere prick up their ears
“Father Brian Shanley is violating New York state law & ignoring decades of St. John’s institutional practice & centuries of Catholic social teaching around respect for labor & workers."
— Sophie Bell, St. John's University AAUP President
All evidence to date suggests that the CPHE is a partisan political body aiming to transform higher ed in a manner desired by Republican extremists & the donors who back them…a Trojan horse determined to use any power awarded it to bend public higher ed to their ideological agenda.
Watch the full AAUP TV episode, "Virginia State University Fired Six Professors Without Cause. What's Next?" here ⬇️
Virginia State University ignored tenure & procedural protections when they abruptly fired 6 faculty from the university's Agricultural Research Station.
In this episode of AAUP TV, @chenjerai.bsky.social and @proftwolf.bsky.social speak with two of VSU's Fired Six about this egregious decision.
The @aaup.org & @aft.org stand with @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social. We will join them to make sure the research scientists at the NIH do not lose their collective bargaining rights! The Trump administration hates workers, hates research, hates higher education and hates UNIONS.
The far right's new politicized higher ed accreditor is illegitimate.
"Rather than protecting educational quality, the CPHE appears designed to give partisan political actors a powerful new tool to pressure universities to conform to a narrow ideological agenda"
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
VA Democrats ran on a pro-worker platform and are now leaving workers behind…Don't cut higher ed or home health care workers out of collective bargaining!! @abigailspanberger.com @donscott757.bsky.social @senlouiselucas.bluesky.bot
“Protecting #AcademicFreedom requires clear, enforceable protections and procedures, including processes through which alleged infringements on academic freedom can be adjudicated by faculty peers.” #ProtectHigherEd
@aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org
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Shame on the NIH for stripping fellows of collective bargaining rights!
"The fellows at the NIH deserve the same voice, protections, and dignity on the job that academic workers across the country are fighting for every day."
Read @proftwolf.bsky.social & @rweingarten.bsky.social's statement⬇️
All Texas universities are under attack.
ALL universities are under attack.
#LetStudentsLearn
Not only has the NIH terminated hundreds of grants, they’re also giving out far fewer grants than appropriate for their budget. Some researchers will have to close their labs or severely cut back their research. This is a self-inflicted wound.
The AAUP's core mission. We stay busy.
At @aaup.org & @aft.org we are partnering with @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social, @higheredlabor.bsky.social & others to demand that our universities don't do business with companies supporting ICE! @seiu.org launched a campaign to keep March Madness free of Deportation flights. act.seiu.org/a/de-ice-the...
Today, the VSU Fired Six brought the fight to the Virginia Capitol to advocate for higher ed workers to be included in collective bargaining legislation so that VA workers can be empowered to negotiate for workplace protections so illegal terminations without due process end.
#reinstatethefiredsix
Attacks on academic freedom are driving US researchers to seek opportunities elsewhere.
“Contingency, dwindling jobs & rampant underfunding of education means that a lack of mobility is the norm across the academic profession...& why we must fight..."
—Isaac Kamola, AAUP CDAF
What is happening in OK is a danger to the sector. The @alliancehighered.bsky.social submitted this letter with @aft.org, @aaup.org, @penamerica.bsky.social, Stand Together, and American Council of Learned Societies. allianceforhighered.org/resources/le...
Only a fearless faculty can pursue the truth. Collective bargaining for faculty ensures Virginia students get a world-class education!
The majority of faculty on campus work on semester contracts w/no job security. Even those with tenure can be denied due process. Don’t cut us out of collective bargaining. The higher ed lobbyist agenda is NOT pro-worker! @donscott757.bsky.social @senlouiselucas.bluesky.bot @ssurovell.bsky.social
VA Dems ran on a pro-worker agenda, yet are leaving workers behind @aaup.org @aaupmason.bsky.social @aft.org
Don’t cut higher ed workers out of collective bargaining!
@abigailspanberger.com @donscott757.bsky.social @senlouiselucas.bluesky.bot @ssurovell.bsky.social
Today, the VSU Fired Six brought the fight to the Virginia Capitol to advocate for higher ed workers to be included in collective bargaining legislation so that VA workers can be empowered to negotiate for workplace protections so illegal terminations without due process end.
#reinstatethefiredsix
Florida lawmakers are advancing a bill to allow professors to carry guns on campus. We are pushing back, saying arming faculty is not a real safety solution and could make campuses more dangerous.
More guns ≠ more safety. Read more here: www.tallahassee.com/story/news/s...
#FSU #FloridaNews
The VSU ‘Fired Six’ takes the Virginia State Capitol to demand their jobs back & for the General Assembly to pass full collective bargaining rights for all higher ed workers.
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Campus unions across Virginia are fighting to ensure their inclusion in pending legislation to repeal the state’s ban on public employees’ collective bargaining rights.
Reinstate The Fired Six!
Reinstate The Fired Six!
RIGHT NOW: The VSU ‘Fired Six’ are standing w/ the Virginia Public Sector Labor Coalition calling for all public service workers, including higher ed & home care workers, to
be included in historic collective bargaining legislation being debated at the Virginia General Assembly.
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#academicsky
