Show threadpetersuberApr 22

Update. "We Need a NATO for Universities."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2026/04/22/higher-ed-experts-want-create-nato-universities

Given its topic, this article should have covered the year-old Mutual Academic Defense Compact (#MADC). But it never mentions MADC. The author doesn't seem to know about it, and neither do the university experts and leaders in the article calling for a NATO for universities.

The only "compact" mentioned in the article is Trump's proposed compact with universities, essentially the opposite of MADC.

For more on MADC, see the present Mastodon thread and/or search for the tag #MADC.

#Academia #AcademicMastodon #Universities

Higher Ed Experts Want to Create “NATO for Universities”

Panelists at a New America forum expressed real fears of the damage Trump has done to higher ed, as well as lofty hopes for a coordinated response to the ongoing attacks.

Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
STREET ART UTOPIAOct 28, 2013

By MadC – In Leipzig, Germany at the Alte Messe

By MadC: “In September, I painted a 550 sqm wall all by myself in only 7 days. After the 700 Wall, this was the largest mural I ever painted. However, in comparison the 640sqm of the 700 Wall took me 4 months to finish. So the 500 Wall is my very own time record. I used more than 1000 cans and painted 10-12 hours a day. I am scared of heights, so this wall was quite a challange in many ways. The mural is a massive version of one of my latest canvases which I used as a “sketch” for the wall.”

https://streetartutopia.com/2013/10/28/madc-leipzig-germany-alte-messe/

By MadC - In Leipzig, Germany at the Alte Messe - STREET ART UTOPIA

By MadC: “In September, I painted a 550 sqm wall all by myself in only 7 days. After the 700 Wall, this was the largest mural I ever painted. However, in comparison the 640sqm of the 700 Wall took me 4 months to finish. So the 500 Wall is my very own time record. I […]

STREET ART UTOPIA
Show threadpetersuberJul 30, 2025

Update. @virginiaheffernan has a lengthy backgrounder and update on the Mutual Academic Defense Compact (#MADC).
https://newrepublic.com/article/198355/big-ten-conference-colleges-trump-fight

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@academicchatter

The Big Ten Rises Up Against Trump

The press acts as if “higher education” = Harvard. But a more interesting and gutsier stand is being taken in the heartland by schools that have a lot more going for them than football.

The New Republic
Oliver DrotbohmJul 25, 2025
Another gorgeous piece by #MadC at Inspire Festival… #streetart https://www.instagram.com/p/DMiYCCqoaA1/
Festival d’art dans le paysage on Instagram: "MAD C X INSPIRE : PROCESS “All of this does something to you physically…” @mad_c1 talks us through the creation process of the floor painting in the church of Limésy for the 4th edition of Inspire festival ——— “Tout cela vous impacte physiquement…” @mad_c1 nous explique le processus de création de son œuvre dans l’église de Limésy à l’occasion de la 4éme édition du festival Inspire Organisation : @cauxaustreberthe Programmation : @dacosta1316 Création vidéo : @cauxaustreberthe #madc #church #murals #arturbain #inspirefestival #street #architecture #normandy"

121 likes, 11 comments - inspire_festival on July 25, 2025: "MAD C X INSPIRE : PROCESS “All of this does something to you physically…” @mad_c1 talks us through the creation process of the floor painting in the church of Limésy for the 4th edition of Inspire festival ——— “Tout cela vous impacte physiquement…” @mad_c1 nous explique le processus de création de son œuvre dans l’église de Limésy à l’occasion de la 4éme édition du festival Inspire Organisation : @cauxaustreberthe Programmation : @dacosta1316 Création vidéo : @cauxaustreberthe #madc #church #murals #arturbain #inspirefestival #street #architecture #normandy".

Instagram
Oliver DrotbohmJul 23, 2025
From Wuppertal to Dortmund… #MadC #streetart
Show threadpetersuberJun 9, 2025

Update. The U of Massachusetts Amherst is keeping track of which institutions have signed the Mutual Academic Defense Compact (#MADC).
https://www.umass.edu/senate/madcs-tracker

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Show threadpetersuberMay 30, 2025

Update. See the progress toward a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (#MADC) from the 25 colleges making up the City University of New York (#CUNY).

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Show threadpetersuberMay 23, 2025

Update. Bruce Simon's slides on the Mutual Academic Defense Compact (#MADC) at #SUNY-Fredonia.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11wOgjRy38D88Y1ib9wPvBbnMx3PbQ0Cctxt2ezUHQwY/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p

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@academicchatter

SUNY UFS MADC Action (5/20/2025)

SUNY UFS MADC Action: Why? How? What Next? Bruce Simon SUNY University Faculty Senate President-Elect 5/20/2025

Google Docs
ole skovgaard 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🍉🌻May 3, 2025
Nice work from Mad C, Copenhagen
#art #painting #streetart #graffiti #artwork #mural #fediart #urbanart #Cph #MadC
Show threadpetersuberApr 25, 2025

Update. Faculty at the #OhioStateUniversity signed on to the Mutual Academic Defense Compact (#MADC).
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-state-university/ohio-state-faculty-vote-to-join-big-ten-alliance-against-trump/

#Academia #Universities #Trump #USPol #USPolitics
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