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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.

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UConn-AAUP is excited to be in Stamford today talking with members and organizing for a stronger UConn #thectdifference

New College of Florida says it will ‘happily be the first’ to sign Trump’s higher ed compact The public institution has already instituted many policies favored by the Trump administration after it was remade by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023.

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Florida college that faced DeSantis takeover becomes first to sign Trump pledge New College of Florida, which saw a conservative takeover under the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), on Monday became the first school to agree to the Trump administration’s funding compact…

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Trump’s War on Universities Ritual Erasure and the Attrition of Civic Infrastructure

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Unwritten Policies Sow Faculty Fears. Are They Enforceable? A growing number of institutions are censoring faculty speech and instruction through murky verbal directives that sow fear and confusion. Can they be enforced?

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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.”

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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…

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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.

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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.

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Academic Staff Need Academic Freedom, Too (opinion) Colleges cannot continue to operate as if all staff work is identical, Aaron Stoller writes.

This. Absolutely this.
"While much has been written about the vulnerabilities of contingent faculty, there has been almost no discussion of the academic freedom needs of one of higher education’s most rapidly growing workforces: third-space professionals." #HigherEd #Staff #AcademicLibraries

‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country

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"The forcefulness of Mr. Trump’s second term may have galvanized protesters, said Jeremy Pressman, a political science professor who co-directs the Crowd Counting Consortium, a joint project of the Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Connecticut."

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Faculty at Texas university fear entire liberal arts departments will be slashed University of Texas at Austin faculty fear changes from new taskforce that could restructure humanities programs

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How the Trump Regime and the Media Killed Gender Studies BY LAURIE ESSIG On Wednesday, October 1, the Department of Education sent nine universities a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”  The document asks universities to comply …

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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.

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CT union frustrations with Lamont mount over contract talks, proposed Sun purchase "A lot of our members felt the governor didn't need to be Mark Cuban," said Jody Barr, director of AFSCME Council 4.

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Students lament UConn housing crunch. One notes you can pay $30,000 ‘tuition to be homeless’ Student: “UConn needs to keep the promises they make. If students are told they’re guaranteed four years of housing, then they should get it.”

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MIT becomes first school to reject proposed ‘compact’ with Trump administration - The Boston Globe MIT president Sally Kornbluth said the university’s practices already “meet or exceed” the federal government’s list of demands.

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US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due process

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