Kevin Petersen
@kevinpetersen.bsky.social
Father, husband, Shakespeare Professor, Faculty Senate Prez, bread junkie
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Protect Academic Freedom in Higher Education. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ha...
Protect Academic Freedom in Higher Education
We represent students, parents, higher education faculty and staff, and concerned citizens united in opposition to the dangerous proposed rules. We write at a grave moment in our country’s history, ...
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May 20, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Protect Academic Freedom in Higher Education. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ha...
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I've now cofirmed these requests for syllabi were made in at least four states, probably more. academeblog.org/2025/08/13/s...
August 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I've now cofirmed these requests for syllabi were made in at least four states, probably more. academeblog.org/2025/08/13/s...
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‼️DOJ Investigation at George Mason an attack on Academic Freedom‼️
“If the DOJ can investigate faculty governance bodies for citing a university’s own strategic plan…then no campus is safe. Today it’s Mason. Tomorrow it could be yours.”
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
“If the DOJ can investigate faculty governance bodies for citing a university’s own strategic plan…then no campus is safe. Today it’s Mason. Tomorrow it could be yours.”
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
AAUP President: DOJ investigation at George Mason an attack on Academic Freedom
On July 25, the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division sent a letter launching an investigation into the George Mason University Faculty Senate—because faculty members dared to show support fo...
www.aaup.org
July 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
‼️DOJ Investigation at George Mason an attack on Academic Freedom‼️
“If the DOJ can investigate faculty governance bodies for citing a university’s own strategic plan…then no campus is safe. Today it’s Mason. Tomorrow it could be yours.”
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
“If the DOJ can investigate faculty governance bodies for citing a university’s own strategic plan…then no campus is safe. Today it’s Mason. Tomorrow it could be yours.”
—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
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“This is a trend of gaslighting at an extraordinarily consequential moment for American democracy.”
—Jennifer Ruth, AAUP Member on the Committee for Academic Freedom, on Columbia’s settlement with Trump administration
@jenniferruth.bsky.social
@cbsnews.com
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—Jennifer Ruth, AAUP Member on the Committee for Academic Freedom, on Columbia’s settlement with Trump administration
@jenniferruth.bsky.social
@cbsnews.com
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July 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“This is a trend of gaslighting at an extraordinarily consequential moment for American democracy.”
—Jennifer Ruth, AAUP Member on the Committee for Academic Freedom, on Columbia’s settlement with Trump administration
@jenniferruth.bsky.social
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/live/video/2...
—Jennifer Ruth, AAUP Member on the Committee for Academic Freedom, on Columbia’s settlement with Trump administration
@jenniferruth.bsky.social
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/live/video/2...
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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
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“Faculty, students, & staff are leading the fight back against Trump’s outrageous attacks on higher education…we will continue to lead & move our universities to stand up with us.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President on @cnn.com.
#DefendHigherEd
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President on @cnn.com.
#DefendHigherEd
May 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Faculty, students, & staff are leading the fight back against Trump’s outrageous attacks on higher education…we will continue to lead & move our universities to stand up with us.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President on @cnn.com.
#DefendHigherEd
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President on @cnn.com.
#DefendHigherEd
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That's at least five CUNY campuses, in addition to our university-wide senate!
Lehman's Senate passed it yesterday.
May 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
That's at least five CUNY campuses, in addition to our university-wide senate!
Proud to report UMass Lowell Faculty Senate approved our version of the Mutual Academic Defense Compact. We're joining our colleagues near and far to protect academic freedom and the mission of higher education @profpaulboxer.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Proud to report UMass Lowell Faculty Senate approved our version of the Mutual Academic Defense Compact. We're joining our colleagues near and far to protect academic freedom and the mission of higher education @profpaulboxer.bsky.social
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"Threatening academic freedom and university autonomy will have devastating impacts for the entire nation."
- Alexander Vazansky, University of Nebraska, Lincoln AAUP President, on why faculty nationwide are pushing for a Big 10
Mutual Defense Compact.
#defendhighered
- Alexander Vazansky, University of Nebraska, Lincoln AAUP President, on why faculty nationwide are pushing for a Big 10
Mutual Defense Compact.
#defendhighered
May 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"Threatening academic freedom and university autonomy will have devastating impacts for the entire nation."
- Alexander Vazansky, University of Nebraska, Lincoln AAUP President, on why faculty nationwide are pushing for a Big 10
Mutual Defense Compact.
#defendhighered
- Alexander Vazansky, University of Nebraska, Lincoln AAUP President, on why faculty nationwide are pushing for a Big 10
Mutual Defense Compact.
#defendhighered
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The MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @historians.org have filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
Joint Lawsuit over Dismantling of National Endowment for the...
(New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Association (AHA), and the Modern Language Association (MLA) filed a lawsuit in federal district court today,...
www.mla.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @historians.org have filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
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Update on Big Ten NATO: Oregon and Penn State have joined. USC and Wisconsin will vote next week. If all goes well, that's 15 of 18.
Northwestern fans, you might want to start calling your faculty senate office. Your senate meets on May 7.
www.offtackleempire.com/2025/4/29/24...
Northwestern fans, you might want to start calling your faculty senate office. Your senate meets on May 7.
www.offtackleempire.com/2025/4/29/24...
An Attack on Bee One Gee is an Attack on All: A Call for Collective Defense Across the Big Ten Map
UPDATE as of May 1st: Penn State’s faculty senate voted in favor on April 29th. Oregon voted in favor on April 30th. USC and Wisconsin will vote next week. If those succeed, 15 of the 18 will have...
www.offtackleempire.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Update on Big Ten NATO: Oregon and Penn State have joined. USC and Wisconsin will vote next week. If all goes well, that's 15 of 18.
Northwestern fans, you might want to start calling your faculty senate office. Your senate meets on May 7.
www.offtackleempire.com/2025/4/29/24...
Northwestern fans, you might want to start calling your faculty senate office. Your senate meets on May 7.
www.offtackleempire.com/2025/4/29/24...
But is it a “mistake”? apple.news/AKvl4u-XSQrW...
'It is time for you to leave': DHS mistakenly sends notices to U.S. citizens — Los Angeles Times
Homeland Security sent an email to a Los Angeles attorney, warning: 'Do not attempt to remain in the United States — the federal government will find you.'
apple.news
April 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
But is it a “mistake”? apple.news/AKvl4u-XSQrW...
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State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’
State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’
Department seeks instances of bias, with emphasis on Christianity, that may have occurred under Biden
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
State department staff told to report colleagues for ‘anti-Christian bias’
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The State Department is asking employees to report any "anti-Christian bias" they experienced during theBiden administration, Politico reports and I've independently confirmed. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Images of the snitch portal they set up that were shared with me:
Images of the snitch portal they set up that were shared with me:
April 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The State Department is asking employees to report any "anti-Christian bias" they experienced during theBiden administration, Politico reports and I've independently confirmed. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Images of the snitch portal they set up that were shared with me:
Images of the snitch portal they set up that were shared with me:
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Our colleges & universities have been competing against each other for so long, they don't know how to come together anymore. Who has been practicing solidarity all this time? Higher ed unions. We will stand together when our institutions fail to. www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
Colleges Must Stand Together to Resist Trump
We’re used to competition, but what we need is coordination.
www.chronicle.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our colleges & universities have been competing against each other for so long, they don't know how to come together anymore. Who has been practicing solidarity all this time? Higher ed unions. We will stand together when our institutions fail to. www.chronicle.com/article/coll...
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This is really scary and bad
April 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This is really scary and bad
Portsmouth NH #handsoff took over all of downtown @maddow.msnbc.com
April 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Portsmouth NH #handsoff took over all of downtown @maddow.msnbc.com
New Hampshire is activated! Massive protests against corruption and fascism.
April 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New Hampshire is activated! Massive protests against corruption and fascism.
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I kind of want to go
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I kind of want to go
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"The failings of American academia should not obscure a fundamental fact: the administration’s moves against universities are part of a lawless siege against all institutions seen as hostile to Trump and Trumpism."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-war-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-war-...
Trump’s War on the Universities
The administration’s power grab is no solution to the real problems on campus.
www.thebulwark.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"The failings of American academia should not obscure a fundamental fact: the administration’s moves against universities are part of a lawless siege against all institutions seen as hostile to Trump and Trumpism."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-war-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-war-...
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
Tuck your tail and run back to your safe space.
Just 3 hours after arriving, Vance & his wife depart Greenland. And they never even left the military base.
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
March 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Tuck your tail and run back to your safe space.
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Just 3 hours after arriving, Vance & his wife depart Greenland. And they never even left the military base.
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
March 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just 3 hours after arriving, Vance & his wife depart Greenland. And they never even left the military base.
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)