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The Trump admin is back with version 2.0 of its higher ed compact. The reason is simple: The first one failed. Compact 2.0 lacks egregious elements of its predecessor. That’s a victory & affirms that the answer to authoritarianism is organized resistance—not compliance. www.aaup.org/news/new-com...

New Compact Shows Resistance Works, but Fight for Higher Ed Isn’t OverThe Trump administration is back with a second version of its higher education compact. As with its predecessor, the best path forward is for higher education workers to organize and demand that their...www.aaup.org

“To demand that the AAUP remain silent about the political attack on academia is ridiculous. To demand that the AAUP should do nothing to fight for academic freedom is wrong.” #academicsky

Critics of the AAUP and the Delusions of NeutralityThe AAUP is not and must not be neutral in defense of academic freedom.www.insidehighered.com

🧵on the AAUP endorsement of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in the Michigan Democratic primary, the first-ever electoral endorsement in the organization's 110-year history. 1

The AAUP is proud to endorse Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in the Michigan Democratic primary. Dr. El-Sayed is a fierce champion for debt-free & tuition-free higher education & will be an invaluable ally for academic freedom & higher education as a public good in Washington.

"There's an extreme, radical, right-wing agenda coming out of the federal government targeting higher education. The AAUP won’t exist in an ivory tower and wait for politics to be done to its members. That’s not the AAUP of 2026." – Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

AAUP Embraces Political Role With Candidate EndorsementsThe group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality.www.insidehighered.com

“Genuine intellectual diversity requires time for reflection, institutional independence, historical depth, ethical questioning, & the freedom to pursue research unconstrained by immediate market demands. These conditions cannot flourish where knowledge itself has become increasingly commodified.”

Higher Ed Can’t Be Neutral in an Age of Brutality. It Must Choose Democracy.Contemporary proponents of “institutional neutrality” fail to grasp that universities have never been outside politics.truthout.org

“This plan raises profound concerns about the future of publicly funded science. It does nothing to make anyone healthier or safer, and it isn’t what Americans want.” — Todd Wolfson & Randi Weingarten @proftwolf.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social #academicsky

Trump wants smarter computers, dumber people | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, the Gen Z revolution takes on India.www.inquirer.com

Trump is waging a “Khmer Rouge-esque war on American science & intellectual achievement writ large,” escalating the climate crisis while systematically gutting the research needed to predict, mitigate, & survive it. #academicsky

The Strongest El Niño in History Is Coming. Get Ready. - The American ProspectDonald Trump has no ideas, but America is ready for a U-turn on climate change.prospect.org

"The story of Steven Thrasher shows how this network of government extortion and repression has had a powerful impact pressuring campuses to fire dissenting faculty and silence free speech." @thrasherxy.bsky.social #academicsky

US research excels because generations of scientists have been free to pursue difficult questions, challenge conventional wisdom, and publish findings without political interference. The Trump admin wants to change that. @afthighered.bsky.social Full statement: www.aaup.org/news/aaup-af...

AAUP, AFT Reject Trump’s Radical Plans to Overhaul Scientific Research FundingAAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued a statement in response to the Trump administration’s proposal to transform how the federal government funds research.www.aaup.org