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Nonilex

"As is required, #Harvard's reports include information on gifts & contracts from foreign sources exceeding $250K annually. This includes contracts to provide executive #education, other training, & academic publications," the #university said.

Among info also sought by #Trump within 30 days are records relating to expelled foreign #students…, #research by those who were expelled & a #list of visiting researchers, students & #faculty at Harvard who are *affiliated* w/ foreign govts.

#law
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Different Than

IDK if this helps a lot, but when the news says "X University" did something, it usually means the president did. Almost all US #universities are #authoritarian hierarchies where exactly one person has ultimate power* over hiring/firing budgets, salaries, and policy, and that person was appointed by bodies higher up the hierarchy, not elected or meaningfully chosen by faculty, staff, or students. The president often delegates things to the provost(s), deans, directors, or VPs, but still ultimately has all responsibility for, and power over, their decisions.

The faculty tend to be a diverse bunch, but many are much more committed to basic values than the president. We just don't have any power, and we all too frequently fail to use our voice.

danieldrezner.substack.com/p/g

  • There are some exceptions/nuances to this, like #faculty usually go through a long and complicated hiring process, though the president must approve their choices; and #tenure provides some job protection at some universities, though a determined president can usually find ways to get around this.
#highered#uspol#columbiauniversity
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I'm not shocked, just disappointed. When I asked my local #faculty union president how the #union would respond if I was fired etc. for speaking up about the Palestinian #genocide, I got a response significantly different from the Union's "we protect academic freedom" line.

I think I'm being told I'm on my own if I say anything publicly about #Gaza.

Edit: Asked if this was different from if I were targeted for protesting on behalf of nonwhite, LGBTQ, etc. students. The president said, "No, each case is unique and depends on the circumstances."

I got back with the third image. I'll post some response when the president responds. I'm cautiously hopeful, but only a little. This union has never missed a chance to say "That's not in line with our current objectives" or similar.

Final edit: Fourth image. I suppose this is better news, though I still don't know what the union would actually do. I will try to talk to the president soon and get stories about what the union did in similar situations. Commitment to specifics would be really nice, but I guess this is something.

Hi, [redacted], What will [redacted]'s action be if faculty are targeted by administration or law enforcement for using their free speech to support Palestine or criticize the actions of Netanyahu and the IDF? Will [redacted] defend faculty who are threatened with job or legal action if their only "offense" is saying politically unpopular things about Palestine, Israel, and/or the US funding (and potentially now military involvement) in the ongoing actions against Palestinians?
Hi [redacted] This is a complicated issue and each case would be unique so | can't provide a standard response. We would represent our members at the university, but the specifics would have to be looked at. We would have no ability or authority to defend in any criminal matter or investigation. Thanks,
OK, thanks for clarification. I'm reading that faculty cannot count on [redacted] to defend them from administrative actions resulting from expression of free speech; any faculty member saying something that the administration might find upsetting will just have to wait to find out whether [redacted] will do anything in support (unless "representing faculty" implies defending their free speech rights). Is this accurate?
No, that is not accurate. Faculty can count on [union] to support their academic freedom. However, since each case is unique | cannot give a blanket statement as to what the actions taken will be. Thanks, [president]
#ethniccleansing#palestine#professor
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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

#TexasAM #regents #overrule #faculty, #cut low-producing #programs, including #LGBTQ+ #studies #minor.

Following #conservative #criticism, #universityofficials began #censoring its #programs. #Faculty say they were #excluded from the #process.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Censorship #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

texastribune.org/2024/11/07/te

The Texas Tribune · Texas A&M regents overrule faculty, cut 52 “low-producing” programs including LGBTQ+ studies minorAfter conservative criticism over the LGBTQ+ minor, university officials started looking at all its programs. Faculty say they were excluded from the process.
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Estelle Platini

"The impetus is on organisations, probably businesses and charities."
"It's not about what individuals think. It’s about what organisations do."

• When people try to change the British political landscape, they make demands of boycott on British cultural institutions: theartnewspaper.com/2022/09/13
• When people try to change the German political landscape, they make demands of boycott on German cultural institutions: en.hespress.com/78244-cultural
• When people try to change the Israeli political landscape, they make demands of boycott on Israeli cultural institutions: vashtimedia.com/cultural-boyco

Francesca Newton: vashtimedia.com/cultural-boyco @academicchatter

The Art Newspaper - International art news and events · Pressure on British Museum to ditch BP mounts following UK's record summer heatwaveBy Joe Ware
#freeSpeech#NaomiKlein#JacquelineRose
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Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸

from #TheIntercept
#California Professors Fight Back Against Violent Repression of #Palestine Protest

For the first time in more than 30 years, the Council of UC #Faculty Associations filed a formal complaint against the #UC system.

Jonah Valdez
September 20 2024, 12:51 p.m.

theintercept.com/2024/09/20/uc

#ProtestIsNotACrime
#DefendStudentProtesters
#NotAnotherBomb
#StopArmingIsrael
#RejectAIPAC #BDS
#CeasefireNow #EndUSAidToIsrael #DivestFromIsrael
#StopGazaGenocide
#Gaza #Israel #politics
#USA #US #USPolitics #UniversityOfCalifornia
#media #news #press @palestine @israel

The Intercept · California Professors Fight Back Against Violent Repression of Palestine ProtestBy Jonah Valdez
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Carlos Moffat

Attention, #Oceanography & #MarineScience #faculty

Graduate recruiting season is upon us again. If you're looking for a graduate student, submit your name & info here:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

If you're a prospective student interested in finding an advisor *who is actually looking for a student* to start next year (or earlier), see:

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d

Please boost!

Google DocsOceanography MS/PhD Positions for Fall 2025This is an effort to collect the **contact information of potential advisors** for MS/PhD students in Oceanography. Please note that if you answer **you are agreeing to have your contact information displayed in a publicly available spreadsheet**. As this is an effort to connect prospective students to **individual advisors**, answering the form with information about a whole graduate program is discouraged. Also, I ask you not to answer this for other people unless you have their explicit consent or the position has already been posted on a publicly-available website. Finally, note that the spreadsheet is not populated automatically, so it might take a bit of time for your name to show up. If you're a student looking for an advisor, you can find the spreadsheet with potential advisors here (the list is sorted by institution): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lNarus2zbsYkkQFCrWPS-U2L1Ey4hL2WuBnSp72L1P0/edit?usp=sharing Hope you find this helpful. If you have any questions, you can contact me at cmoffat at udel.edu P.S.: I thank Prof. Sarah Hörst at John Hopkins U. for coming up with the idea for this effort.
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PhoenixSerenity

If you are an #educator, you may have spent recent weeks grappling with your position with respect to #student #NonviolentResistance. You’re not alone, and in this moment, perhaps it is helpful to identify ways #teachers & staff at #schools, #colleges & #universities have supported students engaged in nonviolent #CivilResistance. Below, I will share a range of options, progressing from familiar #faculty roles to those with greater proximity to student #NonviolentAction.

wagingnonviolence.org/rs/2024/

Resistance Studies · For educators grappling with student protests, here's how to play a supporting roleFrom mentoring to monitoring to joining in, there is much faculty can do to foster constructive outcomes.
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DB 🌱💦

Tell me, where are all the "Biden is saving democracy" liberals now? Where are all the “I was at civil rights marches and stood with Dr King” Democrats now?

Police in Georgia began shooting at students and professors who protest against the genocide in Gaza with rubber bullets into at Emory University

#EmoryUniversity#Georgia#Police
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Estelle Platini

"Dear members of the University community,

"The University administration respects all student protests, just not this one. Students have fought for many important causes over the years, and their right to protest is sacrosanct. In this case, however, we must arrest and slander them.

“We will not look back and regret this decision. Although we were wrong about not admitting women, abolitioning racial quotas, US involvement in Vietnam, and divesting from apartheid South Africa, we are confident that this time is different."

mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-mess

McSweeney's Internet TendencyA Message from the Chancellor on the Recent Student ProtestDear members of the University community, The University administration respects all student protests, just not this one. Students have fought for ...
#students#studentStrike#studentProtests
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