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Academic Letter of Support for Dr. Tom Alter to be Reinstated at TXST, San Marcos Dear Academic Supporter of Dr. Tom Alter, Tom Alter is undertaking a formal appeal of his firing from Texas State University, San Marcos. On November 10, a subcommittee of the Texas State University...

This letter in support of Tom Alter is just shy of 2k signatures. Please consider signing and sharing! actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...

“The Coalition for Action in Higher Education and AAUP Local 6741 are delighted to announce: ‘Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination, Harassment, and Misinformation in U.S. Higher Education.’ This series of five webinars takes place from October to December.”

University management at ASU, NAU, and UA must REJECT Trump's higher ed compact.

ucwarizona.org/reject-the-c...

Zohran Mamdani’s historic run will also help free Jews, and U.S. politics, from Zionism Zohran Mamdani’s historic campaign for New York mayor marks a significant moment for Jewish identity as more Jews distance themselves from Zionism. This will be a fierce generational fight with wide-reaching...

Zohran Mamdani’s historic campaign for New York mayor marks a significant moment for Jewish identity as more Jews distance themselves from Zionism. This will be a fierce generational fight with wide-reaching effects on American politics.

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#Palestine #Israel

Hope you made the first of our series this past Monday: our panelists inspired us with their brilliance and their courage. Register now for the next in the series and please share!

Later today!

🇵🇸Tomorrow!🇵🇸 5:30 - 7:30 EST/2:30 - 4:30 PST. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🇵🇸First in our upcoming series, co-sponsored by @JVP and AAUP/AFT Local 6741. Organized and moderated by our own Karim Mattar and the Palestine Caucus of CAHE.🇵🇸

🇵🇸Don't forget to register for each part of our upcoming 5-part series! First program on 10/27 includes Isaac Kamola, Heather Ferguson, Judith Butler, Lara Deeb, and Sherene Seikaly. Moderated by Karim Mattar.🇵🇸

Defending Academic Freedom: Learning to Resist Podcast Episode · AAUP Presents · 10/22/2025 · 46m

👊LEARNING TO RESIST! The latest episode of the podcast AAUP Presents, featuring contributors to the volume University Keywords (2025), including CAHE steering committee members Andy Hines (editor of the volume) and Jennifer Ruth. Thanks @aaup.org!
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Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

🇵🇸Joint L4P & CAHE statement on the raid in Nablus. Please share widely!👇

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

Scholasticide and resilience: The Gaza Genocide and the struggle for Palestinian higher education In this article, we examine the concept of scholasticide, its historical evolution, and its contemporary relevance with specific reference to Palestine. Focusing on Israel’s attempt to annihilate h...

"The annihilation of education is a central pillar of Israel’s genocide, targeting not just Palestinian educators and educational infrastructure, culture, and knowledge systems, but the very core of Palestinian life." 👇https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03626784.2025.2558520

👉IMPORTANT EVENT! PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!👈
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UT Austin Muzzles Grad Student Assembly’s Political Speech Officials at the University of Texas at Austin blocked the Graduate Student Assembly from considering two resolutions against Texas state laws last week, arguing that the student-run body must follow ...

"Institutional neutrality" is a weapon in the suppression of speech. UT-Austin "blocked the Graduate Student Assembly from considering two resolutions against Texas state laws arguing that the student-run body must follow institutional neutrality policies."
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UofA rejects Trump higher ed plan as ASU invited to join compact The University of Arizona rejected a Trump proposal linking funding to political priorities.

And now there are SEVEN.

UofA president Suresh Garimella announced today that the school will reject Trump’s loyalty compact.

“Principles like academic freedom, merit-based research funding & institutional independence…must be preserved."

Vanderbilt, TX: all eyes on you. 👀

#DefendHigherEd

We agree @palumboliu.bsky.social!

AAUP TV: live update tonight, Tuesday, October 21 at 7:30 PM ET. AAUP president Todd Wolfson and AAUP General counsel Veena Dubal will discuss why Trump‘s university compact is unconstitutional.

TONIGHT!

Join AAUP president Todd Wolfson & AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal for an update on the AVALANCHE of universities rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact & how the compact violates the US Constitution.
7:30PM ET / 4:30 PM PT
Live on both IG &
YouTube.

Link: youtube.com/live/h-H-ETa...

Texas trans students fear identity erasure at college Once considered a safe haven to explore identity, Texas campuses are invalidating and alienating trans people, students say.

💔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...

Two people, one in an inflatable frog costume, hold an AAUP sign

GMU-AAUP was out in force for No Kings in DC and beyond💙❤️💙❤️
Say NO to loyalty oaths!
Defend academic freedom!
Stop Trump's campus takeovers!

We reject the compact.

Large crowd gathered in protest

Big crowd with signs reading “Don’t Fold” “Don’t Surrender”

BOOM!

After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,

UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!

✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾

M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️

This is People Power in Action.

#DefendHigherEd

An update to the classic Ben Franklin political cartoon ‘Join or Die’ with the original colonies replaced by universities that were targeted by Trump‘s loyalty oath compact. The image has been updated to show that MIT, Penn, Brown & USC have rejected Trump’s offer.

UPDATE:

4 Down
5 to Go

Who’s Next?

When students, faculty, & our communities are united, nothing can stop us.

Join us for our national teach in on the growing resistance movement to Trump’s ‘Loyalty Oath’ Compact today at 2PM ET:

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#DefendHigherEd

A take on Benjamin Franklin’s Join, or Die political cartoon originally published by The Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. Franklin’s cartoon was based on a superstition that if a snake was cut in pieces and the pieces were put together before sunset, the snake would return to life. The original cartoon is a woodcut showing a snake cut into eighths, with each segment labeled with the initials of one of the American colonies. This version replaces the colonies with universities targeted by the Trump administration for a ‘loyalty oath’ compact to ensure federal funding. The schools are M.I.T., Penn, Brown, UVA, Dartmouth, USC, Vanderbilt, University of Arizona, and the University of Texas. So far, M.I.T, Brown, Penn, and USC have all rejected the offer.

Four down.

Five to go.

Let’s go.

Join our National Teach-In on Trump’s Loyalty Oaths.

Register Here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#DefendHigherEd

Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.

🚨🚨🚨

And THREE stood up!

Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.

When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!

No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.

LET’S GO!

#DefendHigherEd
@aaup-penn.bsky.social

SATURDAY

Stand Up. Fight Back.

#NoKings

Find an event near you.

www.nokings.org#map

There was a raid by Israeli army and intelligence forces on the offices of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) in Nablus, in the Occupied West Bank, on Wednesday evening. We stand with PGFTU.

Fall 2025: Defending Academic Values Volume 111, Number 4Download the whole issue as a PDF (AAUP member login required)If you are a member and have forgotten your password, or wish to update your subscription preferences, please visit ou...

The fall issue of #Academe is out today! Contributors examine a range of threats to academic freedom, freedom of expression, and shared governance on campuses today. Check out the full issue here:

From Long Island to the Baltics: Drop Site Investigation Reveals New Details About Canary Mission's Operations Drop Site uncovered new information about individuals, donor networks, and businesses helping Canary Mission, a pro-Israel organization serving the U.S.'s deportation and repression efforts.

From Long Island to the Baltics: Drop Site Investigation Reveals New Details About Canary Mission's Operations
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