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The letter against the compact was signed by AAUP/AFT chapters at Conn College, the CSCUs, Fairfield, Mitchell College, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Trinity, UConn, UConn Health Center, Wesleyan, and Yale.

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CT professors call on higher ed leaders to reject Trump's compact and defend higher education The compact asks colleges and universities to align their practices and policies with the president's agenda.

"We are calling on our institutional leadership, our governor and our state officials to stand up, speak up, and have the courage to protect academic freedom and reject the federal administration so called compact for higher education" --Neena Qasba, vice president of UCHC-AAUP

Opinion: Faculty matter most. So where’s the support? Faculty “is the #1 predictor for student return, retention, and graduation, above and beyond all other factors.

"Besides risking some of its best part-time faculty to burnout and the kind of bone-deep frustration that comes with being consistently undervalued, taking advantage of contingent adjuncts has a cost" in terms of student retention -- Katy Mulvaney, member of CSU-AAUP @csuaaup.bsky.social

One year on, campus remains split on institutional voice policy Faculty and students expressed mixed opinions about the policy adopted a year ago by University President Maurie McInnis recommending that Yale leaders refrain from commenting publicly on significant ...

“If you’re willing to say it privately, say it publicly"

Daniel HoSang, President of Yale AAUP @yaleaaup.bsky.social, urging the University to take a stronger public stance in defense of higher education

Opinion: UConn's administration should consult its own experts Genuine collaboration and shared governance - not outside consultants - should guide the decisions of a major university.

"Outsourcing our flagship state university’s future to drop-in budget consultants is not the way forward" -- Jeffrey Dudas, President of UConn AAUP @uconnaaup.bsky.social

Reclaim the Narrative: A faculty and staff training webinar Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2-4pm ET

Truth is resistance. Join us for a 2-hour training to learn how to share your higher ed story through op-eds, social media, and media interviews. Together we can #ReclaimTheNarrative. Learn more www.standtogetherhighered.org#reclaim
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"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

"I laughed at the AI version of myself standing in a darkened room before a fake slide with a fake headline. But the laughter stops quickly" -- Daniel HoSang (president of @yaleaaup.bsky.social)

UConn professors union calls for stronger protections for academic freedom. Why they are worried. Union officials say they are looking for stronger protections for professors to be able to “teach, research, and express ideas freely.”

“We consider these protections essential given the ongoing climate of threats to academic freedom” -- Jeffrey Dudas (President of @uconnaaup.bsky.social)

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: 1. The Right-Wing Attack on Higher Education: Palestine as Crucible. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Opening the “Mapping Anti-Palestinian Discrimination” series, this panel centers Palestine in our ongoing collective effort to understand and respond to the right-wing attack on the higher education s...

register now: The Right-Wing Attack on Higher Education: Palestine as Crucible

Monday 27 October, 5:30—7:30pm ET

featuring: Isaac Kamola
Heather Ferguson
Judith Butler
Lara Deeb
Sherene Seikaly

UConn professors union calls for stronger protections for academic freedom. Why they are worried. Union officials say they are looking for stronger protections for professors to be able to “teach, research, and express ideas freely.”

Proud of my union @uconnaaup.bsky.social hittin’ the boss where it hurts … in the press. www.courant.com/2025/10/23/u...

Everyone from across the political spectrum must unite against Trump’s loyalty oaths!

The community power we build on & across our campuses is key to protecting our freedoms.

Listen to AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal from our recent AAUP TV update👇

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#DefendHigherEd

Building the power to #DefendHigherEd; local #union & chapter activists came away from our nat'l @afthighered.bsky.social & @aaup.org #2025SummerInstitute equipped to meet the moment: aftct.org/2025/09/23/l... #OrganizeFightWin @aft.org @aftacademics.bsky.social ‬ @higheredlabor.bsky.social

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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!)

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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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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...

tomorrow!

Want to Host a Teach-In on Trump’s (Extortion) “Compact”? Here are Some Resources That Might Be Useful

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
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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.

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

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.
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Faculty group urges Yale to reject potential Trump compact offer In a Thursday email addressed to the Yale community, Yale’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors urged faculty members to ask administrators to reject a possible compact from t...

“Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” is “a severe threat to academic freedom and to the students and faculty at Yale.”
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Happening now: @uconnaaup.bsky.social members & fellow colleagues in #UConnLabor stand together to shift the balance of power in current #union contract negotiations. #TheCTDifference @aft.org @aftacademics.bsky.social‬ @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social‬

Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors UConn currently lets every pregnant/expecting individual reinvent the wheel, cobbling together a leave plan with whatever resources and departmental grace they can muster.

UConn professors get zero days of guaranteed paid family leave

No Secrets: UConn must bargain transparently with its unions During the fall 2025 semester, the University of Connecticut has been engaged in collective bargaining negotiations with several influential and important unions on campus.

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 paying $700K for ‘budget transformation initiative’. It’s raising fears about layoffs. The consultant contract is not to exceed $750,000, according to a budget presentation presented to the UConn Board of Trustees.

"Kennedy & Company is a part of a higher education consulting sector that is notorious for developing and implementing cost-cutting measures that have had devastating impacts" on students, faculty, and the core academic mission -- Jeffrey Dudas, President of @uconnaaup.bsky.social

Faculty group urges Yale to reject potential Trump compact offer In a Thursday email addressed to the Yale community, Yale’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors urged faculty members to ask administrators to reject a possible compact from t...

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.”

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UConn-AAUP holds rally outside Student Union Ballroom Members and supporters of the University of Connecticut’s branch of the American Association of University Professors filled the halls outside of the Student Union Ballroom on Monday, Oct. 20, to p…

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.

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.”

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