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"In the history of educational technology there has never been an instance of large-scale … data-intensive corporate learning infrastructure that has met the needs of learners" - neat line by @hellobrittparis.bsky.social in this piece on the Canvas-OpenAI integration

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📣🗞️ Read more on the important work @hellobrittparis.bsky.social and others at @aaup.org national have been doing on the impacts of Ai in this interview for Blood in the Machine www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-ai-bub...

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. HOW TO PROTEST SAFELY & PEACEFULLY. AUGUST 6, 2025. 8:30AM-4:30PM. RUTGERS LABOR EDUCATION CENTER NEW BRUNSWICK

aftnewjersey.bsky.social will present a full-day mass mobilization training on Aug. 6 featuring presentations led by representatives from aft.org ‬ and the @aclu-nj.org
Learn nonviolent protesting techniques, the best ways to organize a rally and much more.
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DOJ Investigation into George Mason Faculty Senate Sparks Academic Freedom Concerns AAUP President calls federal probe "gross misuse of power" as university faces fifth inquiry in five weeks.

“If the DOJ can investigate faculty governance bodies for citing a university's own strategic plan, then no campus is safe.

"Let's call this what it is: a gross misuse of federal power to chill speech, silence faculty, & undermine shared governance.”

— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

"'...And imagine if the Big Ten Network said: You know what, sports are important, but we want to protect the integrity of our entire institutions...we will never yield in our pursuit of excellence in higher education.'"

"'...They could be leveraging the fact that they have a formal academic alliance of 18 of the biggest universities and offer a joint statement affirming the dramatic importance of higher education,' he said. 'But they don’t….'"

"As Boxer, whose academic work is on how aggressive behavior develops, waits for the challenges to Trump’s overreach to make it through the courts, he continues to try to influence his university’s administration."

The Big Ten Rises Up Against Trump The press acts as if “higher education” = Harvard. But a more interesting and gutsier stand is being taken in the heartland by schools that have a lot more going for them than football.

🗞️ Read of the Day: a great piece on the work of Paul Boxer & the @RutgersU faculty Senate's Mutual Academic Defense Compact, the power of faculty governance, and cross-university coalitional work in resisting Trump's attack on higher ed beyond the Ivies.
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Medicaid Cuts Could Damage College Student Outcomes Massive cuts to a federal health insurance program could impact the 3.4 million college students who rely on it.

🗞️ Yet another appalling consequence of cutting Medicaid that will impact our students and the wider nation (no paywall on this). https://loom.ly/pmAlzqI
#healthcare #medicaidcuts #highered
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A Federal Trial Reveals the Sprawling Plan Behind Trump’s Attacks on Pro-Palestinian Students In Boston, a Reagan appointee is on pace to get to the bottom of the campaign against Mahmoud Khalil and others the Administration wants to deport over their activism.

"The @aaup.org...allege a different kind of harm: their inability to fully exercise their right to teach, write, organize, & collaborate with one another, as scholars often do...because doing so would put them in the sights of the Administration.”
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AFT Higher Education is offering a series of webinars on Digital Safety and Security for international students and scholars Monday, July 28, 8:00–9:00 p.m. ET & Thursday, July 31, 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET AFT is partnering with the Democratic Security Project (DSP), a nonprofit group dedicated to providing safety and security solutions at a time when harassment, threats and intimidation are on the rise. Are you currently overseas and traveling back to the United States later this summer? AFT is offering a one-hour information session with the Democracy Security Project (DSP) on how you should mitigate both cyber and physical vulnerabilities while traveling. The team at DSP will offer practical and pragmatic solutions on a number of subjects like handling your devices, data privacy, and border security best practices.

In preparation for the fall semester AFT Higher Education is offering two webinars on digital safety & security for our international students and scholars.
RSVP for the July 28 at 8:00pm ET: https://loom.ly/Inejx9o
RSVP for the July 31 at 10:00am ET: https://loom.ly/NmKq5jo

University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

During McCarthyism, they went after individuals to force their agenda, now they're going after entire institutions.

The Trump administration is doing everything they can to reverse all progress toward creating a higher education system assessable to all.

We must fight back.

#DefendHigherEd

ICYMI - Check out this on great post on AI's impacts on higher ed by RUAAUP member leader @hellobrittparis.bsky.social , member Emma May, and @aauppurdue.bsky.social VP Lindsay Weinberg. The full report is linked in the blog post and in our linktree.

No university administrator is going to stop this.

The only group actively fighting it is @aaup.org.

Join AAUP and get involved on your campus.

Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump

You can never bend the knee enough to appease an authoritarian bully.

This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.

Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.

Fighting Weaponized AI in Higher Education BY BRITT S. PARIS, LINDSAY WEINBERG, AND EMMA MAY Tomorrow, July 23, the Trump administration plans to release an “AI action plan” that reflects the White House’s priorities for expanding the…

🗞️ Read of the Day on AI's impacts on higher ed by RUAAUP member leader @hellobrittparis.bsky.social, member Emma May, and @aauppurdue.bsky.social VP Lindsay Weinberg. See also the link to the full report in the blog post and in our linktree. academeblog.org/2025/07/22/f...

The @aaup.org Center for the Defense
of Academic Freedom has curated
practical resources for those facing
threats to their academic freedom,
including how to find organizations
that offer legal support.
Please feel free to reach out to
CDAF@aaup.org with questions or concerns

We on the AAUP Committee on AI have been connecting with members on their concerns with technology. We’ve been developing recommendations to loosen or even refuse big tech’s hold on higher ed, for better working and learning conditions, and building solidarity around many fights tied to tech.

“We cannot live in fear. AAUP and our partners will not cower in silence. We will stand with & for higher education writ large. We will stand for democracy.”

— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

Students who protest against the death and destruction in Gaza should be jailed and deported but if you believe the Holocaust didn’t happen, you are qualified to be the Secretary of Education.

Make it make sense.

“We cannot live in fear. AAUP and our partners will not cower in silence. We will stand with and for higher education writ large. We will stand for democracy.”

— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

“If noncitizens can be deported based on their political speech, then they have no First Amendment rights at all because they must always, always worry that their speech and associations will displease those in power”–Ramya Krishnan, a senior staff attorney at the Knight Institute.

Trump’s Student Arrests, and the Lawsuit Fighting Them, Tread New Ground The Trump administration’s efforts to deport foreign students who espoused pro-Palestinian views under a little-used foreign policy provision have no obvious legal parallel.

🗞️ Read of the Day: Update on the AAUP & Knight Institute Lawsuit against Marco Rubio and the Trump Administration
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“If noncitizens can be deported based on their political speech, then they have no First Amendment rights at all because they must always, always worry that their speech and associations will displease those in power”–Ramya Krishnan, a senior staff attorney at the Knight Institute.

“If noncitizens can be deported based on their political speech, then they have no First Amendment rights at all because they must always, always worry that their speech & associations will displease those in power”–Ramya Krishnan, a senior staff attorney at the Knight Institute.

“If noncitizens can be deported based on their political speech, then they have no First Amendment rights at all because they must always, always worry that their speech & associations will displease those in power”–Ramya Krishnan, a senior staff attorney at the Knight Institute.

RUAAUP-AFT member leader Donna Murch on her time at the AAUP/AFT 2025 Summer Institute and the national movement to combat the attacks on higher ed. ✊

Top take away from the AAUP/AFT 2025 Summer Institute?

Inspiration & Energy.

— Donna Murch, Professor of African American History at @rutgersupress.bsky.social & member of the AAUP Governing Council.

#organizefightwin
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Every July, communities across the U.S. recognize Disability Pride Month! To help deepen understanding and foster inclusion year-round, @sharemylesson.bsky.social has a new set of disability-inclusive resources designed for educators, school staff and caregivers.