In the spirit of standing up for higher ed, I'm going to be highlighting great work that colleagues at UMass and elsewhere are doing, using #DefendHigherEd as the hashtag. I'd encourage you to do the same - there's an enormous amount of messaging attacking expertise in general, and higher education in particular. Those of us who work hard teaching, researching and caring for our students need to be telling our stories as well.

from American Association of University Professors (@AAUP X/)
【 “This is obviously the most intense assault on higher education by the federal government in the history of the United States. Everyone is coming into fire, said Todd Wolfson, AAUP President.

We have no choice but to fight back.

#defendhighered

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/23/us-college-campuses-trump-funding-protests 】

https://x.com/aaup/status/1959259055802769514?s=46

from American Association of University Professors (@AAUP X/) 【 “This is obviously the most intense assault on higher education by the federal government in the history of the ‥‥ We have no choice but to fight back. #defendhighered www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... 】 ↑ x.com/aaup/status/...

https://bsky.app/profile/aaup.bsky.social/post/3locenmkehc2n

"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

AAUP (@aaup.bsky.social)

"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

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https://bsky.app/profile/aaup.bsky.social/post/3lnwd6uoalk2r

We see you Kennesaw State University Faculty Senate!

1st in the South to pass a resolution establishing a mutual defense compact w/ other institutions.

"Whereas, Faculty members must organize to effectively counter political attacks on higher education & defend #academicfreedom..."
#defendhighered

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We see you Kennesaw State University Faculty Senate! 1st in the South to pass a resolution establishing a mutual defense compact w/ other institutions. "Whereas, Faculty members must organize to effectively counter political attacks on higher education & defend #academicfreedom..." #defendhighered [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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The Trump administration’s crusade against Harvard is a blatant power grab, using federal resources to punish institutions that challenge its agenda. This is an attack on free speech and academic independence—We cannot let it stand. #Resist #DefendHigherEd #StandUp www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/p...

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