I mean, sure, if you want to run a propaganda mill instead of a university. If you want a university, the government should butt out of policing speech. (Also, the comment is blatantly unconstitutional.)

Congratulations to the new elected leadership of the AAUP:
Todd Wolfson, Rotua Lumbantobing, Danielle Aubert, & Chenjerai Kumanyiki Chenjerai Kumanyika

Get to know American Association of University Professors’s new leadership: nplusonemag.com/online-only/on…

“UNC-Chapel Hill Fires Professor It Spied On”

This case raises serious academic freedom issues not only because of the spying but because of the weaponization of a small number of comments critical of the professor’s inclusion of Indigenous issues in his teaching.

Now at #AAUP2024 :

Taifha Natalee Alexander, CRT Forward Project Director at UCLA School of Law’s Critical Race Studies Program, discusses the fight against coordinated misinformation & misguided policy directed at outlawing the study of systemic racism.

'Their resistance to the genocide taking place in Gaza showcases the power of critical thought and analysis, as well as a commitment not only to think critically but also to transform consciousness and existing power structures.' A lucid take on neoliberal uni & student protests.

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Students getting disciplinary notices are having a hard time communicating w/the Dean of Students office.They are not getting the normal informational meeting stipulated in UT policies.This is appalling & violates standards of due process. Faculty are here to help. Just DM us! 🧡

'The campus protesters exemplify the courage & moral conscience needed in times of crisis. By doing so, they direct their politics toward an imagined future where democracy is truly in the hands of the people.'

This generation could change everything.

salon.com/2024/06/08/the…

The U of Missouri system is removing racial criteria from endowed scholarships, which they say are illegal after the affirmative action ban.

I spoke with the donors whose funds were affected. They’re angry, disillusioned and, in some cases, ready to sue.
insidehighered.com/news/admission…

Patricia Okker, the former president of New College, urges faculty to champion academic freedom. #aaup2024 🧵

'The campus protesters exemplify the courage & moral conscience needed in times of crisis. By doing so, they direct their politics toward an imagined future where democracy is truly in the hands of the people.'

This generation could change everything.

salon.com/2024/06/08/the…

'Will I lose my job or be arrested by the government if I say this in my classroom? That’s where we are in America in 2024. These are the worries faculty have in an authoritarian society, & they have no place in a democracy.' -Irene Mulvey, AAUP president

stateline.org/2024/06/14/bac…

“We have long taken the position that faculty should only be dismissed for cause for reasons that are directly related to their actual performance...I don’t see anything in here about his actual performance as a professor of communication studies.”- Greg Scholtz, AAUP

What a huge loss for UNC.

FYI UNC Chapel Hill AAUP American Association of University Professors - update of secret filming of professors' classes at UNC Chapel Hill.

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Glinda Rawls discusses ⁦⁦American Association of University Professors⁩’s racial equity initiative. So important, especially in the context of attacks on DEI in Texas and nationwide. #aaup2024

Excellent opening plenary session today on lessons in grassroots organizing strategies for the decolonization of higher education w/ Bethany Letiecq, Ellen Schrecker, & Bill Mullen. AAUP@Mason AAUP Purdue
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The Texas delegation at a reception after a good day of discussing collective action for higher education. Jim Klein, Pauline Strong, Cary Wintz, Pat Heinzelman, Brian Evans, Teresa Klein, representing Del Mar College, UT Austin, Texas Southern, and Lamar University. #aaup2024

This is the written version of the excellent presentation Isaac Kamola gave today at #aaup2024 . It will take all of us working together with allies to contest this backlash effectively.

Opinion | The Roots of Anti-University Rhetoric

Bradford Vivian writes that growing anti-university sentiment can be traced to pro-authoritarian movements abroad. #HigherEd bit.ly/3XlLaZ0