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Trump's DEI crackdown hit a wall in court. What's next? Sarah Hinger, deputy director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program, walks though how a federal judge's ruling could impact state law.

A federal judge voided a Trump administration directive that pressured educational institutions to end all programs related to DEI last month.

Sarah Hinger, deputy director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program, walks us through how this ruling could impact state law.

Dozens exit faculty meeting, cite frustrations over tenure postponement - The Muhlenberg Weekly After an unusual start to the Feb. 13 faculty meeting, with the President’s remarks moved to the end of the agenda, roughly 30 minutes into the meeting, Associate Professor of Psychology Connie Wofle ...

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Public higher-education groups ask for 15% increase in Governor's budget proposal - PA AAUP The PA-AAUP Conference Board has joined with over a dozen unions and higher education advocacy organizations this week to urge Pennsylvania’s governor, Josh Shapiro, to increase funding by 15 percent....

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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.

there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants

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Jewish students, faculty at University of Pennsylvania seek to limit EEOC's antisemitism probe Groups representing Jewish faculty and students at the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday moved to block the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from forcing the school to disclose their person...

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AAUP Liberal Arts Chapters Champion a Different “Compact”

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OREI failed to answer questions about alleged academic freedom violations, AAUP-Penn says In an interview with the DP, a member of AAUP-Penn said that the OREI did not attend a follow-up meeting on Nov. 3 with the faculty group to hear and respond to questions outlined in the report.

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Trump Gutted ED’s Civil Rights Office. Could States Step Up? A Pa. senator announced legislation to create an agency to enforce protections that the federal government can’t, or won’t. It’s an example of how some states are trying to fill the void.

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Editorial: University of Pennsylvania is right to reject Trump compact offer The University of Pennsylvania has rightfully rejected a Trump administration proposal that would provide favorable access to federal funding in exchange for committing to the administration’s politic...

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Kudos to @aaup-penn.bsky.social 's very own Ben Nathans for coming up with this perfect illustration

An update to the classic Ben Franklin political cartoon ‘Join or Die’ with the original colonies replaced by universities that were targeted by Trump‘s loyalty oath compact. The image has been updated to show that MIT, Penn, Brown & USC have rejected Trump’s offer.

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When students, faculty, & our communities are united, nothing can stop us.

Join us for our national teach in on the growing resistance movement to Trump’s ‘Loyalty Oath’ Compact today at 2PM ET:

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Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.

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And THREE stood up!

Penn has joined MIT & Brown in rejecting Trump’s loyalty oath compact.

When we join together and fight back, WE WIN!

No amount of federal bribery is worth surrendering the freedom to question, explore, and dissent.

LET’S GO!

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Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.

PENN IS OUT! That means both institutions that signed prior agreements with the administration have said no. We're at 3 rejections.

I told y'all once the second one hit yesterday, the clock started for the rest.

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Penn faculty senate overwhelmingly votes to urge university leaders to reject Trump compact The compact "demands that American universities surrender their institutional autonomy and place themselves under the control of the U.S. Federal Government," the faculty senate wrote.

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White House compact signals threat to Penn shared governance, faculty petition warns The compact was broadly described as a threat to the practice of shared governance — where faculty, staff, administrators, boards, and sometimes students share responsibility for decision-making and p...

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Statement of PA-AAUP on Trump Administration "Loyality Oath" Compacts - PA AAUP We join with education, professional, and civic organizations across the country in opposition to the Federal Government’s recently-proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” The ...

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The universities are: MIT, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, University of Texas, Vanderbilt University, University of Arizona, Brown University, Dartmouth College

UA Faculty Senate votes against proposed compact In its Oct. 6 faculty senate meeting, faculty voted in favor of a resolution calling upon UA President Suresh Garimella and the Arizona Board of Regents to reject the proposed contract and any similar proposals "compromising the mission, values and independence of the University." The vote passed 40-8, with one abstention. Faculty members raised several questions about how the university can find a path forward, whether leaders choose to sign the compact or not.

U Ariz faculty senate approves resolution asking university NOT to sign compact. Paywalled,...

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Local elected officials urge Penn to reject Trump administration compact State Rep. Rick Krajewski (D., Philadelphia) and Councilmember Jamie Gauthier called the Trump administration's compact "a thinly veiled play at extortion in pursuit of his authoritarian agenda.”

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Trump seeks influence over hiring and admissions at Penn in exchange for federal funding The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” would give Trump wide-ranging influence over hiring, admissions, tuition pricing, and even curriculum. Nine colleges were asked to sign on.

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PA-AAUP Participates in AFT/AAUP Lobbying Day - PA AAUP Our PA-AAUP participated in an AFT/AAUP lobbying day on September 18, 2025. This event was part of the AFT/AAUP’s fight for a federal budget with no cuts to research or student aid. Our state lobbying...

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Civil Servants Demand an End to Executive Overreach Join federal workers from across the federal government as we urge Congress to pass nothing less than a continuing resolution (CR) that reasserts Congress's constitutional powers, upholds our democrac...

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