University of Maryland AAUP

08/22/2025

Texas University Boards Abolish Faculty Senates, Create Toothless Councils

Two Houston professors have responded to Texas lawmakers’ assault on independent faculty governance by creating their own faux faculty senate. https://bit.ly/45HRH2I

08/19/2025

Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

Higher education groups are suing the federal government at an exceptional scale to block executive orders, DEI guidance and other policy changes. Here’s the latest on the legal challenges. https://bit.ly/3UtsaFk

08/19/2025

https://jacobin.com/2025/08/columbia-graduate-workers-union-busting/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5_iSuWtit3Q-TrRcMx4Qsmjb6oD6Npv-LUR2L2r9acEHEpVtY5gItApWZQBQ_aem_PobaiCQ0TewNhhsztCTOVQ

A week before classes were set to begin, Columbia University informed around 140 unionized graduate student workers that they had been removed from their teaching duties. The university is hiring nonunion adjunct instructors to do the work instead.

07/01/2025

04/04/2025

Trump’s EO undermines fair labor practices & makes it easier to fire the federal employees who keep our country running.

I joined Labor Caucus & House Democrats to urge Trump to reaffirm the rights of federal workers to unionize & collectively bargain.

https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/hoyer-joins-labor-caucus-house-democrats-defending-federal-workers-collective

04/04/2025

Another Round of Cuts Hit Colleges in March

Three universities in Ohio announced job and program cuts in March. They were joined by public and private institutions coast to coast in making workforce reductions. https://bit.ly/4ld9ndt

04/02/2025

Ohio and Kentucky Ban DEI, Reduce Tenure Protections

Ohio and Kentucky joined the list of states where Republican-controlled legislatures have adopted new laws targeting DEI or regulating higher education in ways many faculty oppose. The Buckeye State also banned faculty strikes. https://bit.ly/43T3BaX

03/03/2025

Opinion | Tech Companies Want to Put You Out of Work

They already claim AI can do a teacher’s job. What do we do about that? https://bit.ly/3CYFJHR

02/26/2025

California Judge Rules Adjuncts Should Be Paid for Nonclassroom Work https://bit.ly/4h0cqT3

02/17/2025

A new law signed by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah prohibits unions from negotiating wages and other terms for teachers, firefighters, police officers and all other public employees. The law, which goes into effect on July 1, could have broader implications for the country’s labor movement, experts said. https://nyti.ms/4gMAJDT