Pranav Jani (@redguju) — Bluesky Profile

3 days ago

AAUP-OSU Statement on the Selection of Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as Permanent OSU President

We are surprised and disappointed at the Board of Trustees’ decision to choose a new permanent university president without even consulting faculty, staff, and students. Ohio State’s system of shared governance - not to mention best practices in hiring university presidents - requires all of us having a say in the process. This hasty, undemocratic process starts this presidency on the wrong footing and sends the wrong message about our supposed shared values.

The speed and secretiveness of this selection follows a troubling pattern of institutional entitlement. The last few years at Ohio State under Ted Carter have been characterized by mass arrests, a chilling of free speech, allegations of covering up abuse, and now corruption. Why risk more public mistrust when OSU is already constantly in the news for the wrong reasons and there has been so much reputational harm? Now is the time to be more careful with decision-making and more accountable, not less.

In just the past two days, over 700 people–faculty, staff, students, alumni, as well as community members–signed our petition calling for a presidential search committee that reflects the democratic structure of the University Senate. That demand to be heard still stands. Going forward, we will continue to work to make sure that OSU faculty and others actually have a voice.

This rushed process has given us no time to consider or discuss the merits of Provost Bellamkonda’s elevation to the presidency, but we wish him well and hope for a successful presidency. If the new president wants to win the trust of the community, he should take immediate action to show that he represents a new era - repeal Ted Carter’s anti-free speech policies, listen to abuse survivors, and commit to greater transparency and authentic shared governance going forward.

And just like that, a new permanent OSU president!

Please read & circulate our statement.

We will continue to be active in creating space for the voices of faculty & the university community. We invite all faculty to join the chapter & all who want transparency & inclusion to work with us.

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6 days ago

lol thanks! but it would take a lot for me to the dark side that is university upper admin!

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6 days ago

Much more will be said in the coming days. The Chase Center, Wexner, & more. But whatever event triggered this resignation, the roots of the issue are much deeper. And this extends to the board of trustees which has provided over this revolving door of leadership and lack of accountability.

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6 days ago

‘We laughed at him:’ Ohio State community reacts as President Carter announces end of Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Center for Belonging and Social Change The fabric of Ohio State’s diversity, equity and inclusion programming has begun to unravel following Thursday’s University Senate meeting. Inside Drinko Hall’s Saxbe Auditorium, Ohio State President...

The lowlights of Carter’s tenure are many. In such a short time he managed to preside over so much damage. A major one was when he slashed all of the diversity programs in advance of the passing of Senate Bill 1.

www.thelantern.com/2025/02/we-l...

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6 days ago

A Year of Repression: How Ohio State Admin Repeatedly Failed Pro-Palestine Students Do we stand for “civil obedience” or defend the freedom to speak against genocide?

There will be time for a longer assessment. But April 2024 was a blemish on OSU’s history and we will not forget it. Adding my reflections from Oct 2024

medium.com/age-of-aware...

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I met with Carter a few days after he started here, in Jan 2024. He was meeting with Palestinian students, and I was supporting as advisor. It was awful, and, in hindsight, set the tone for the crackdown in April 2024 and his whole tenure. ⬇️

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6 days ago

AAUP-OSU statement on Ted Carter’s resignation as OSU president:

“The students, faculty, and staff of Ohio State deserve so much better than the failed leadership that has been inflicted on this institution over the years. The repression of free speech, the dismantling of diversity, the lack of accountability to survivors - the list goes on and on. We demand a more transparent presidential search that involves the input of faculty, staff, and other university stakeholders.”

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2 weeks ago

‘Very Republican, very patriotic’: right-leaning civic centers now offer courses at US public colleges Republican lawmakers push for conservative professors to counter purported leftwing indoctrination in schools

Want to know more about the sweeping trend of state mandated taxpayer financed and hyper empowered civics centers, and the political project they embody, as in Ohio? See this excellent @theguardian.com article @osuaaup.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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2 weeks ago

Conservative-leaning civic centers now teach courses at public colleges A growing number of Republican legislators are using their power in the name of intellectual diversity to get right-leaning professors in front of all students, at conservative-leaning civic centers.

The Hechinger Report on OSU’s Chase Center: very useful information and data.

Especially visible is the contrast between what politicians & Chase director Lee Strang says and the reality that we all see.

hechingerreport.org/conservative...

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3 weeks ago

Our cartoon series continues with Leaf and Brutus salting the campus walkways. “Really think this will keep ICE out?” says Brutus, holding a bag that says “4th amendment.” Lead replies “we’ll be here until it does,” pouring salt from a bag labeled “Protest.”

Cartoon #5! Yes, the weather’s improved recently. But it’s still ICE-y out.

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1 month ago

The quotation from Nichols says that many faculty staffed students have been talking about the possibility of being secretly recorded in the classroom and how detrimental it would be in this political moment

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1 month ago

describes our statement to the Lantern, saying that accuracy in media lied to people, secretly recorded them, edited their words, and still did not find any evidence of wrongdoing by OSU It continues to say that OSU has in fact over, complied with federal and state legislation that limits the free speech of students and academic freedom of faculty.

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1 month ago

Secretly recorded video draws scrutiny to Ohio State’s DEI efforts under Senate Bill 1 A video released Wednesday by a conservative media organization suggests Ohio State is ignoring a state-imposed diversity, equity and inclusion ban, based on an interview of a single Ohio State employ...

Another day, another crisis.

Accuracy in Media attempted to portray OSU as ignoring the DEI ban, trapping and recording a staff member.

See our statement in the Lantern article, as well as a comment by our board member Prof. Chris Nichols.

www.thelantern.com/2026/02/secr...

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1 month ago

Professor Filmed Allegedly Tackling Documentarian to the Ground on Campus. A Day Later, He Was Put on Leave On Monday, Feb. 9, Luke Perez, an assistant professor at Ohio State University, was captured on camera tackling a filmmaker to the ground. The next day, he was placed on leave pending an investigation...

On Monday, someone in charge of PR at the Chase Center said, "Gee, I'd give *anything* to have our leadership class and one of its conservative instructors featured in PEOPLE Magazine this week." And then the monkey's paw curled.

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1 month ago

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1 month ago

Four episodes of my podcast are out! Please listen, and share as you see fit.

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1 month ago

Episode 4: Liliana Rivera Baiman on ICE defense, tenant organizing, and how we keep us safe Liliana Rivera Baiman has worked to build progressive movements alongside workers and working families for over 18 years. Born in rural San Luis Potosí, Mexico, she immigrated to the U.S. as…

I’m thrilled to share my interview with Liliana Rivera Baiman, the new episode of “Together We Rise: Solidarity Stories From Central Ohio.” I hope that listening to her words and her story inspires people to be brave in our work, and also link struggles together. ✊🏽❤️

pranavjani.com/2026/01/28/e...

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1 month ago

Some events in Columbus this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Come out and show your support— for the immigrants, being targeted by ICE and CBP, for the brave activists giving their all, for the millions of people who have had enough of this racism, violence, and terror.

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1 month ago

The Moral Right to Defend Yourself Against ICE - Public Seminar If you saw an armed stranger forcing his way into your neighbor's home at dawn, would you have the right to stop him?

"...we maintain this weird double standard: Soldiers in combat zones must refuse unlawful orders, but civilians facing unlawful force from domestic law enforcement must submit."

publicseminar.org/2026/01/the-...

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1 month ago

AAUP President on the Killing of Alex Pretti: “This Moment Demands A Powerful Response from the Labor Movement” AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 24.

It’s time for labor to stand up around the country against ICE’s racism and violence - just as unions and working people are doing in Minnesota.

www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...

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4 months ago

GRAPHIC OF WHITE HOUSE WITH A SYMBOL TO BLOCK IT ON BLUESKY

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THE WHITE HOUSE HAS JOINED BLUESKY.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR A LIST OF THIER ACCOUNTS SO YOU CAN BLOCK THEM.
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2 months ago

A narrative from a faculty member on the current escalation of ICE activity in Columbus.

Please see the list of resources at the end for ways to get involved with orgs doing the work on the ground.

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2 months ago

ICE terrorizes Columbus - A better approach is to let immigrants stay and continue contributing — Ohio Immigrant Alliance Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents terrorized Columbus today, trolling parking lots and arresting people in various parts of the city. Officials with the City of Columbus, including the ...

The AAUP-Ohio State executive board condemns ICE escalation in our communities. We urge our members and all who love democracy to do what they can in this moment.

Here’s a statement from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance.

ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/12...

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2 months ago

Together We Rise: Solidarity Stories From Central Ohio Recent Episodes

Some kind words from listeners of pranavjani.com/togetherwerise

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2 months ago

This is basically all me on the production and marketing side. Any and all comments, shares, etc are beneficial 🙏🏽

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2 months ago

Together We Rise: Solidarity Stories From Central Ohio Recent Episodes

Listen and subscribe at pranavjani.com/togetherwerise or wherever you usually get your podcast.

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We need to hear the stories of grassroots organizers now more than ever.Catch the first three episodes of my podcast, “Together We Rise: Solidarity Stories from Central Ohio” ✊🏽❤️

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