@rweingarten.bsky.social and @aaup.org @proftwolf.bsky.social issued a statement on the faculty strike at UIS:
“Stop hiding from… faculty and students and come to the table with a fair contract that reflects the value of their work and the needs of the campus community.”
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There's a reason I highlighted Texas A&M in my column series on the Red Scares. Yet, they remain a member of the AAU in good standing.
Sharing with the text of the resignation letter in the alt
Student loan borrowers are being removed from Biden’s repayment plan that many depended on. Many are now scrambling to figure out their next steps. Is this what borrowers deserve after investing in their futures?
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meanwhile, today at UConn the President was begging us to trust the consultant‘s report, which finds that morale is low because of distrust and administrative secrecy. the report is not linked, but our role as faculty is to provide input on the thing we can’t read. today.uconn.edu/2026/04/a-me...
NEW: Preliminary findings released today from the AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey reveal that real wages for full-time faculty decreased & remain below pre-pandemic levels.
The FCS is the largest independent source of data on faculty salaries. Check out preliminary findings below.
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ICYMI: Trump's schoolyard bully tendencies demand moral clarity because "there is no payment high enough to sate the president’s protection racket."
Excerpt from article reads "New data suggests these concerns are not hypothetical. According to an exclusive NBC News report, over 400 hospitals across the U.S. are at high risk of closing or reducing services following Medicaid funding changes enacted in 2025. Those hospitals collectively serve nearly seven million patients. "Many of the facilities identified in the report operate on narrow margins and depend heavily on public insurance funding to remain open. Health analysts say hospitals serving low-income communities, including many with large Black populations, are particularly vulnerable under those conditions."
New @blavity.bsky.social report: hospitals serving Black communities face funding risks as Republican lawmakers weigh Medicaid cuts.
These hospitals are already 4x more likely to close — worsening medical debt & health inequities.
See our full analysis → communitycatalyst.org/resource/how...
Weirdly, when you fuck with all the conditions that made American higher ed successful, even the schools trying to genuflect take a beating.
Securing an agreement to retain #HigherEd staff who make #TheCTDifference; our #UCPEA3695 members have ratified a successor #union contract w/ @uconn.bsky.social's BOT in line w/those negotiated by their #SEBAC siblings. #UnionYES @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social
🎉🥳 huge win, years in the making
Students' freedom to learn depends on faculty's freedom to teach.
Texas AAUP Conference President Brian Evans on the power of unions & organizing in the fight against censorship & attacks on academic freedom in Texas 🔥
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Supporting local media always includes student journalists.
After the Lahaina wildfire devastated their town, Lahainaluna students showed up for each other.
With community support and free tuition from UH, 85% of the class of 2024 enrolled in college, and 12 are on track to earn associate degrees before graduating. @uhpafaculty.bsky.social
Has university management ever put a really nice PDF in front of you as they explain they just *have* to cut programs? Those reports are written by consultants collecting exorbitant fees and AFT has written a report to give workers the tools & insight to fight back www.aft.org/sites/defaul...
PSC President James Davis gave a rousing address to kick off today’s powerful TAX THE RICH rally headlined by
@sanders.senate.gov! The energy was incredible, with 2k+ New Yorkers coming out to tell @governor.ny.gov and the state legislature that the time is NOW for economic justice ✊
AFT Secretary-Treasurer Fed Ingram will always find a marching band. #NoKings @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social @aft-oregon.org @ofnhp.bsky.social @oregonaflcio.bsky.social
On behalf of AFTNJ President Jennifer S. Higgins, thanks to the AFT New Jersey members, retirees and staff, New Jersey State AFL-CIO leaders and The College of New Jersey students who stood with us at the No Kings rally in Trenton. #NoKings @aft.org @aflcio.org
Donald Trump may pretend that he's not listening, but he can't ignore the millions in the streets today.
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❤️✊ Dr. Leonard Bright, prof at Texas A&M and president of the campus AAUP chapter, delivers a powerful speech at the No Kings rally yesterday on academic freedom, censorship, and the future of higher education. #FreedomtoLearn #FreedomtoTeach
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The Trump administration is working with billionaires and ICE to take over and transform higher education.
Join us at #NoKings tomorrow to rise up against authoritarianism and its federal abuses and to affirm that this nation belongs to its people, not to kings.
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.
We want a FAIR CONTRACT for ALL of our faculty at Baltimore City Community College! Today, faculty and supporters delivered a petition to the administration asking for a fair contract-- now. @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social
Gallup’s latest data shows financial strain isn’t the exception: it’s the norm.
According to Gallup, 21% of K‑12 teachers are financially struggling, and more than half say they’re just scraping by. Many are taking on second jobs or exiting the profession early due to instability.
We’re showing up on March 28 to say NO KINGS and we want your message to be seen.
🪧 We’ve got graphics to share and signs to print so you can show who we are and what we stand for, online and at your event.
Get them here: go.aft.org/nokingssigns
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
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Did you get as far as a vague name for your consulting business? You could probably go with any three letters + Strategies and a brightly colored shape as a logo.
Organizing begins by talking with your colleagues, learning what shared issues you face, and then taking action together.
Todd Wolfson spoke about how AAUP-AFT & unions respond to threats to higher ed at the National Center’s annual conference at Hunter College.
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ProPublica journalists are a national treasure. ProPublica as a nonprofit entity is lucky to employ them. Management should come to a fair agreement, and FAST, so these folks can focus on their work.
