“The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control over course offerings, curriculum, degree requirements and academic credentials while eliminating shared governance at the Alabama land-grant university… The policy leaves many questions unanswered”
This puts all federal grants and contracts under the thumb of a commissar. It is profoundly anti-democratic and destructive. Political control will be instituted over science and every cent the USG disburses. Speak up now. This is really bad. It cannot stand. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...
How do you control unruly academics?
Through their trustees, of course. This right-wing group has a national network to push their agendas on universities across the USA.
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Russell Vought has a plan for science, but so do we.
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The elimination of shared governance at universities is directly connected to the consolidation of power and degradation of democratic institutions that we’re seeing at the national level
It's important to speak out on this immediate and long-term political threat to science, health, arts and society without delay (the link has suggestions on what to do). 🧪
fight2win.standupforscience.net
The policies mirror the directives laid out in HB 580, which doesn’t take effect until October and doesn’t apply to the institution.
Demanding answers to the $1T question; on Friday #AFTCT activists joined fellow #union members, faith leaders, advocates to denounce cruel healthcare cuts. #CodeREDCT @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org @yaleaaup.bsky.social @seiu.org @ctforall.bsky.social
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ICYMI: John Oliver’s hilarious & thorough takedown of the dysfunctional “complete shit show” hostile takeover of New College of Florida that led to the most corrupt, financially inefficient public university in the state. 👀
➡️ @newcollegeoffl.bsky.social
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The AAUP’s Report: Political Interference & Academic Freedom in Florida’s Public Higher Education System received a cameo on the show.
We have a lot to say about New College.
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Check out the report here:
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin
“The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control over course offerings, curriculum, degree requirements and academic credentials while eliminating shared governance at the Alabama land-grant university… The policy leaves many questions unanswered”
Erica Weintraub Austin
Committee A report on the assault on academic freedom, tenure, and governance in Florida higher education.
Today, the AAUP released the Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2025–26.
It is sobering.
Full-time faculty salaries are down about 0.4% in real, inflation-adjusted terms. Average full-time faculty salaries remain 9.5% below fall 2019 & about 5.8% below fall 2008.
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This year's Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession finds that faculty salaries are still losing ground to inflation and expands data collection on part-time faculty pay.
Russell Vought has a plan for science, but so do we.
Join the fight by taking action against the latest OMB grant funding proposal at the link in our bio, or go here 👉 zurl.co/brp0W
#StandUpForScience #Science #OMB #Vought #SaveScience
