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www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
‘The purpose of a liberal education is to dare to think your own thoughts’: The Dartmouth’s investigation into provost’s AI use prompts campus-wide conversation
A petition from Dartmouth’s AAUP chapter calling for Provost Santiago Schnell’s termination has garnered over 220 signatures from faculty, staff, students, alumni and members of the Dartmouth communit...
www.thedartmouth.com
October 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
cornellaaup.bsky.social
The Cornell AAUP Chapter is outraged by the sexual violence that was committed at Chi Phi in 2024. We call for the community to come together on Monday, October 5 at 4:30pm in Ho Plaza, to stand in support of the survivors of sexual violence. Our full statement is here.
We are outraged by the continued culture of misogyny and by the continued pervasiveness of violence against women at Cornell and at universities and colleges across the country. We are outraged that so many women at Cornell have reported experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact. We are deeply disturbed by Cornell University administration’s response and communications to the community, initially in 2024 and now. Cornell administrators point community members to resources, but do not exercise leadership in creating space to process the harm, the outrage, and to change the culture of misogyny. In moments of crisis such as this, we need leaders, not administrators. The Cornell administration’s responses reveal its failure to understand and respond appropriately to actual harm and threats to safety on campus. It has used its internal communications to issue elaborate accusations, and it has imposed excessive discipline against students for political protests where there was no threat of harm or violence. And yet, when it comes to sexual violence, Cornell’s communications have been oblique or silent, leaving the community frustrated, fearful, or angry about the administration’s lack of transparency about how it will take effective responses. We stand in solidarity with victims of sexual violence. We are outraged by the treatment of Jane Doe. We stand in solidarity with student organizations who have been demanding better, with faculty, staff, and students who have been organizing spaces to process and demand change. We do not yet know precisely how or why this case was so egregiously mishandled. What we do know is that it is the most recent example of the systemic failure of Cornell to protect its community — from patients at Cornell Weill to Cornell students — from sexual violence. This system must change.
October 1, 2026 at 12:43 PM
5h09un.bsky.social
Amazing that the author of this was AAUP President 2006 - 2012. A lot can happen in just a few years
jewishquarterly.com/essay/2025/0...
The Jewish Quarterly
A global review
jewishquarterly.com
September 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
aaupyale.org
Yale Daily News: “School of Medicine, Law School students share concerns on Trump talks”

Medical and law students oppose a Yale settlement with the Trump administration. Medical students demand transparency and a voice in negotiations.

bit.ly/YDN_Concerns
AAUP Yale graphic on an off-white background. Large, bold black text reads: “Yale’s reputation was not built by accommodation to political power and it will not be preserved that way.” Both instances of “not” are underlined in yellow, with large yellow quotation marks above. The attribution reads: “— Yale Law Democrats’ open letter, quoted in the Yale Daily News.” The AAUP Yale logo appears at the top right. At the bottom: “Read: bit.ly/YDN_Concerns.”
September 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
rweingarten.bsky.social
Is the Department of Defense ... I mean "War" ... openly declaring war on knowledge? There's a reason why my book is called "Why Fascists Fear Teachers." bsky.app/profile/aaup...
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“Hegseth thinks the problem w/military education is too much education. Ending new tenured appointments will make it harder to recruit outstanding scholars & easier to pressure professors to tell political leaders what they want to hear.”

— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
twallack.bsky.social Todd Wallack @twallack.bsky.social · 1d
There's been an effort in some red states to restrict tenure at public universities. Now the Trump administration is taking action at the US service academies. wapo.st/4hDFceJ
September 30, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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“Hegseth thinks the problem w/military education is too much education. Ending new tenured appointments will make it harder to recruit outstanding scholars & easier to pressure professors to tell political leaders what they want to hear.”

— AAUP President Todd Wolfson
twallack.bsky.social Todd Wallack @twallack.bsky.social · 1d
There's been an effort in some red states to restrict tenure at public universities. Now the Trump administration is taking action at the US service academies. wapo.st/4hDFceJ
Hegseth bars military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors
The move marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over faculty at service academies.
wapo.st
September 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
paaaup.bsky.social
Very excited to announce our annual Fall Conference featuring @proftwolf.bsky.social, Nov. 7 in Philly! Free for Pennsylvania AAUP members and travel stipends available. Register here tinyurl.com/96fcevme
Registration info for Pennsylvania AAUP annual conference featuring Todd Wolfson and David Pozen
September 29, 2026 at 12:44 PM
willpjones.bsky.social
@aaup.org is pushing for this.
September 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM
annakornbluh.bsky.social
AAUP, AFT, and HELU have a plan draft!

College For All, in expansion now for 2026 and 2028

www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
September 29, 2026 at 10:53 AM
aaup.org
“We’ve seen time and time again that fascism doesn’t want to use force to achieve its goals. It wants people to be scared and to comply…We want the university to stand up for its principles.”

Welcome CMU-AAUP!
Professors form advocacy chapter
More than 40 faculty members joined together this August to form an advocacy chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Co-founded by Dietrich professor Jay Aronson…
the-tartan.org
September 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
aaupyale.org
Yale Daily News: “Trustees discuss Trump negotiations, student visas in campus meetings”

Trustees offered “no new details” on Yale’s DOJ talks while faculty discussed academic freedom protections. Yale needs transparency and shared governance.

bit.ly/YDN_TrusteesDiscuss
AAUP Yale graphic on a pale pink background. A blue headline reads, “Trustees face questions about Yale-DOJ negotiations.” Below it, a pink watercolor shape contains a quote from the Yale Daily News: “The meeting comes as trustees have faced scrutiny, from a faculty committee and students across campus, over their private agenda.” Large blue quotation marks frame the quote. The AAUP Yale logo appears at the top right, and the bottom reads, “Read more at: bit.ly/YDN_TrusteesDiscuss.”
September 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
aaup-penn.bsky.social
If you work or study at Penn, this affects you. Get involved: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Expression Contact Form
AAUP-Penn is working to grow our coalition to advocate for real protection of open expression at Penn. This issue affects us all - if you are interested in getting in touch and staying informed about ...
docs.google.com
September 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
aaup-penn.bsky.social
What would real projections of open expression on campus look like? While committees and the provost deliberate behind closed doors, here are the 4 basic principles that members of AAUP-Penn and GETUP-UAW want to advance together out in the open: aaup-penn.org/real-protect...
Real Protections for Open Expression at Penn | AAUP–Penn
These principles are cosponsored by GETUP-UAW. [Note: AAUP-Penn is working to grow our coalition to advocate for real protection of open expression at Penn. This issue affects us all – if you are inte...
aaup-penn.org
September 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
ncaaupgip.bsky.social
Join us Friday, 10/2, for a critical AI teach-in with the wonderful Andrea Reyes Elizondo @altibel.bsky.social!

She'll be helping us think about the importance of reclaiming our reading and writing skills from generative "AI."

Learn more and access Zoom link here: www.aaupnc.org/projects/gen...
AAUP NC - Genuine Intelligence Project
The Genuine Intelligence Project
www.aaupnc.org
September 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
utaustinaaup.bsky.social
Nee UT Austin faculty; you are invited to an AAUP a welcome potluck.

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September 28, 2026 at 11:21 AM
utaustinaaup.bsky.social
UT Austin faculty who are AAUP members or who would like to learn more about AAUP are invited to meet up for a picnic followed by a guided tour at Zilker Botanical Garden on Saturday October 17th at noon.

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September 28, 2026 at 11:19 AM
gleemie.bsky.social
As we're back to school in the university quarter system, I'm grateful to the AAUP for gathering AI syllabus language: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
and this article on LLM impacts on cognitive development:
www.media.mit.edu/publications...
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and …
www.media.mit.edu
September 28, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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September 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
theodoraward.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
wrote this week about the language of “breakthroughs” in AI, and how I don’t think “skeptics” and “boosters” are playing the same rhetorical game https://ncgenuineintelligence.mataroa.blog/blog/on-breakthroughs/
On “Breakthroughs” — AAUP-NC Genuine Intelligence Project
ncgenuineintelligence.mataroa.blog
September 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM
unionjobs.bsky.social
The Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters seeks a Part-Time Bookkeeper to be based in New Brunswick, NJ. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3144... #1u #UnionStrong @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social @aaup.org
September 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM
rweingarten.bsky.social
I loved spending time with AFT members, staff, and allies in Anchorage—Alaska AFL-CIO, Alaska Nurses Association, Alaska Public Employees Association, and United Academics AAUP/AFT Local 4996. Your work on pensions , safe staffing and school funding has been amazing. I will be seeing you again soon!
September 25, 2026 at 12:53 AM
aaup-uiuc.bsky.social
Read our Chapter's letter to University of Illinois & UIUC administrators in response to Sec of Ed Linda McMahon's "National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards."
Our Chapter Responds to “A National Call to Action” - AAUP UIUC
On September 18, 2026 on behalf of the Policy Committee, Professor Carol Symes (UIUC Chapter President) sent the following letter to President Timothy L. Killeen, the University of Illinois Board of T...
aaup-ui.org
September 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
vicstreiff.bsky.social
Bloomington Faculty Council discusses free speech, concerns about IU response to rising enrollment
Many of the concerns were based on an AAUP report.
www.idsnews.com
September 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
anuncivilphd.bsky.social
finalized a meeting with a new colleague so we can get to know one another better before I do their peer teaching evaluation, renewed my AAUP membership, emailed folks in the Provost's Office to get something scheduled, watched a Swainson's thrush / redstart / golden warbler / bunny from my window.
September 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
neoliberalhe.bsky.social
NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Urges AAU to Not Readmit UNL to Membership futureu.education/uncategorize...
NEWS BRIEFS: AAUP Urges AAU to Not Readmit UNL to Membership - Future U
AAUP: "UNL restore shared governance, protect tenure, and align institutional practices with leading research universities."
futureu.education
September 24, 2026 at 2:47 PM