AU faculty concerned about attacks on academic freedom amidst national decline in tenure hiring - The Eagle
Faculty, staff call for University to meet the moment and resist compliance
Great article by our student newspaper, The Eagle, about faculty, staff, and student concerns about limits to freedom of expression on American University's campus.
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“Our administration has taken a series of actions which, in an attempt to placate the Trump administration, have weakened academic freedom & shared governance & accelerated an institutional slide toward executive rule, echoing the authoritarian ethos now holding sway in Washington.“
Statement:
09.05.2025 18:27 — 👍 28 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 0
Students and faculty hold campus demonstration in support of graduate student arrested at President Alger’s inauguration - The Eagle
Protestors call on university to uphold core values
AU's AAUP Chapter firmly believes the university should request MPD drop the charges against this graduate student. Their presence at the inauguration, and their free expression during it, did not violate any AU policy. The student should never have been removed from the event, much less arrested.
04.05.2025 15:00 — 👍 19 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
AU AAUP chapter leadership statement in response to the arrest of Elaf K. Hasan because of silent, non-disruptive protest
Executive summary: Like all people accused of a crime, graduate student Elaf K. Hasan is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The facts in this case are contested. Right now, we are only hearing…
American University has still NOT dropped criminal charges against a student arrested for engaging in silent expression during our new president's inauguration. She did not violate AU's freedom of expression policies & she should not have been arrested. If You are at AU, sign our petition!
25.04.2025 17:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
And bravo to The Eagle for offering concrete steps the university should be taking to protect its students from rendition, etc.: "We have to stand as a community and refuse to hand over sensitive data or comply with unconstitutional orders."
15.04.2025 14:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Staff Editorial: American University needs to respond to the ACLU’s demands - The Eagle
The University cannot stay silent while members of the community are under attack
AU leadership has been strangely silent as the new administration wages a frontal assault on higher ed. Kudos to the student newspaper, The Eagle, for calling them out: "AU needs to publicly commit to defending students’ rights to protest, speak and assemble without any qualifiers or delays."
15.04.2025 14:53 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
A flyer that lists actions on April 17th and 18tgh. One the 17th we have a Teach in from 10am to noon in Mary Graydon Center room 306. Then from 12-12:30 we have a rally on the steps of the Mary Graydon Building. On the 18th we have a rally from 12-1pm on the Quad! All are welcome!
Come one, come all for American University AAUP's Day of Action for Higher Ed! We need to protect the core mission of universities and the folks who deliver it every day--students, staff, and faculty!
14.04.2025 22:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Like many universities, AU has an excellent free expression policy that tracks the First Amendment. But unfortunately, we have no recourse when the institution burdens speech, expression, and academic freedom.
This proposed "backstop" would remedy that.
26.03.2025 20:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
We're glad to be here!
26.03.2025 16:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This week American University's AAUP membership endorsed the attached proposal that would prevent AU administrators from burdening speech, expression, and association and provide a mechanism for blocking and reversing policing that do so!
26.03.2025 16:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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We're the American University AAUP chapter! Stay tuned for updates as we get started up on Bluesky!
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