Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 4hYale Daily News: “School of Medicine, Law School students share concerns on Trump talks” Medical and law students oppose a Yale settlement with the Trump administration. Medical students demand transparency and a voice in negotiations. bit.ly/YDN_Concerns 032
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 28/09/2026Yale Daily News: “Trustees discuss Trump negotiations, student visas in campus meetings” Trustees offered “no new details” on Yale’s DOJ talks while faculty discussed academic freedom protections. Yale needs transparency and shared governance. bit.ly/YDN_TrusteesDiscuss 020
Reposted by Yale AAUPAFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"It is nonsensical to contend that advocates for one or another account of a university’s mission can themselves be neutral." #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @aaupyale.orgaaup.orgClarifying How Universities Should Deal with ControversyRobert Post reviews The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education by Brian Soucek. 011
Reposted by Yale AAUPAFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Yale’s leaders are losing their quest to force this university to give in to an autocrat." #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @aaupyale.org @gregggonsalves.bsky.socialinsidehighered.comThings Are Doubleplusgood at Yale (opinion)The free expression facilitators will not save us. 022
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 21/09/2026What does the Legal Defense Fund (@legaldefensefund.bsky.social) say about Yale’s negotiations with the Department of Justice? Last month, LDF urged Yale to reject a settlement with the DOJ over allegations concerning Yale School of Medicine admissions. 🧵 1/4 1117
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 18/09/2026“Any hope for Yale’s future lies with this movement.” Yale AAUP member Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves.bsky.social) and epidemiologist (@yalesph.bsky.social) writes in Inside Higher Ed (@insidehighered.com) that Yale’s “free expression” apparatus restricts protest. Read: bit.ly/IHE_Doubleplusgood 052
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 11/09/2026Can universities be neutral? Yale Law School professor and AAUP member Robert Post reviews Brian Soucek’s (@brsoucek.bsky.social) The Opinionated University in Academe Magazine (@academemagazine.bsky.social), exploring institutional neutrality and academic freedom. Read: bit.ly/AM_Controversy 01710
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 11/09/2026The academic year has barely begun, and Yale students are already speaking out about Yale’s negotiations with the Trump administration. A thread highlighting the Yale Daily News’ “Trump Talks” series and related coverage—from student government to City Hall. 🧵 1137
Reposted by Yale AAUPAFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Showing what true democracy looks like; our @aaupyale.org chapter joined students & alumni to organize a teach-in, modelling the courage they are demanding from their institution’s leaders. #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social (add’l 📸 credits: #DemocratizeYale coalition) 051
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 03/09/2026“Coercion is coercion, even if it’s not explicit.” In a new @nytimes.com guest essay, Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor warn that Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s latest letter to colleges is a trap—one that could further threaten academic freedom and university autonomy. bit.ly/NYT_McMahonTrapbit.lyOpinion | Linda McMahon’s Letter to Colleges Is a Trap (Gift Article)University presidents, don’t be fooled. 0187
Reposted by Yale AAUPAAUP @aaup.org · 02/09/2026“Yale should not engage in any kind of legal settlement with the Trump Department of Justice … there is no legal basis for this." @aaupyale.org #academicskyctinsider.comStudents, faculty and alumni hold protest condemning Yale's talks with Trump administrationMore than 100 students, faculty and alumni called on Yale to defend itself against the Trump administration. 07323
Reposted by Yale AAUPJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“Yale should not engage in any kind of legal settlement with the Trump Dept of Justice … there is no legal basis for this." The meetings revolve around investigations into Yale's admissions practices. DOJ claiming discriminating against white & Asian applicants @aaupyale.orgctinsider.comStudents, faculty and alumni hold protest condemning Yale's talks with Trump administrationMore than 100 students, faculty and alumni called on Yale to defend itself against the Trump administration. 0289
Reposted by Yale AAUPAFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"...in the future, people will know a myriad of things that this regime did, to try to destroy the American experiment. And they just may do it. There’s more at stake here than one court settlement.” #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @aaupyale.orgnewhavenindependent.orgYalies Protest Potential Trump Deal - New Haven IndependentAround 250 Yale professors, students, alumni and faculty gathered on Cross Campus Tuesday afternoon for a teach-in and rally demanding administrators “democratize Yale,” as university President Maurie... 02214
Reposted by Yale AAUPGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 02/09/2026The Democratize Yale teach-in was fantastic, with 250 students, alumni, & faculty rallying to protest Yale President McInnis's attempts to cut a "deal" with Trump. Huge congrats to the student organizers, @aaupyale.org, and the Stand Up for Yale alumni group - and Sam Waterston! 🧵 of photos for ya! 234999
Reposted by Yale AAUPGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 02/09/2026Professor Daniel Martinez HoSang, @aaupyale.org president, speaks at the teach-in about the Yale admin not meeting with faculty while restricting freedom of speech. '“You can’t be lecturing us about democracy and refuse to even take meetings with faculty,” HoSang said.' ctmirror.org/2026/09/01/y... 1649
Reposted by Yale AAUPAmy Kapczynski @akapczynski.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This fab teach-in yesterday -- organized by undergrads, w/ @aaupyale.org and @standupforyale.bsky.social and Endowment Justice -- also launched a campaign to Democratize Yale. Alums, students, anyone teaching or working at Yale, read more, and join us! democratizeyale.orgdemocratizeyale.orgDemocratize YaleFour demands for a more democratic Yale. 052
Reposted by Yale AAUPAAUP @aaup.org · 02/09/2026“You can’t be lecturing us about democracy and refuse to even take meetings with faculty." – Yale AAUP President Daniel HoSang @aaupyale.org www.courant.com/2026/09/02/w...courant.comWhy some Yale students, faculty and alumni are condemning its Board of Trustees, othersA large crowd of blue-shirted students, faculty and alumni gathered at Yale University’s Cross Campus to protest. 03819
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 02/09/2026Yesterday’s Democratize Yale teach-in brought hundreds together on Cross Campus to demand a more democratic Yale and oppose a settlement with the Trump administration. Swipe through the coverage below—and join the movement: democratizeyale.org More coverage will be added as it comes.democratizeyale.orgDemocratize YaleFour demands for a more democratic Yale. 153
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 02/09/2026Photo highlights from yesterday’s Democratize Yale teach-in 💙 Students, faculty, staff, alumni & community members came together to demand a more democratic Yale and oppose a Trump settlement. 📸 Greg Pak / gregpak.photo / @gregpak.net democratizeyale.org 085
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 01/09/2026Want more context for today’s “Democratize Yale” teach-in? Sher Tremonte LLP’s July 7 letter, written on behalf of Yale AAUP, details serious factual, statistical, and legal deficiencies in the DOJ’s allegations against Yale. Read it: bit.ly/SherTremonteLetter 03312
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 01/09/2026Arrive early and get one of these amazing zines by @gregpak.net! 0155
Reposted by Yale AAUPGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We've got 40+ alums coming to campus for the teach-in on democratizing Yale on Tuesday 1 September at 1:30PM. If you get there early enough, you'll get a zine by Greg Pak (Class of 1990) and a t-shirt, though we're really saving them for the students. 1/ 112426
Reposted by Yale AAUPGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Livestream at 1:30PM ET. www.youtube.com/live/Xn555qU...youtube.comDemocratize Yale: A Teach-In 1237
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 31/08/2026Democratize Yale! Join students, faculty, alumni, and community members for a teach-in on academic freedom, shared governance, free expression, and Yale’s autonomy from unlawful federal coercion. 📍 Yale Cross Campus 🗓 TOMORROW: Sept. 1 🕜 1:30 PM #AcademicFreedom #DemocracyAtYale #YaleIsNotForSale 04010
Reposted by Yale AAUPGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Yale President McInnis has been telling people that Yale has no choice but to negotiate a settlement with the Trump administration. This is a willful misreading of the law and as such, a lie. A resolution process is voluntary and legal scholars have been pushing back. 1/ abcnews.com/US/yale-face...abcnews.comYale faces backlash for talks with the Justice Department regarding its admissionsLegal experts weigh in on Yale's decision to negotiate with the DOJ for a potential resolution over alleged race discrimination in their admissions processes. 12369158
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 27/08/2026In the August issue of Critical Noise, Yale professor and AAUP Yale member Roderick A. Ferguson warns that supposedly neutral calls to restore academic standards can enable right-wing attacks on critical scholarship and university independence. Read Dr. Ferguson's piece at: bit.ly/CN_Vanderbilt 043
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 25/08/2026Stuck in New Haven rush-hour traffic? At least there’s something worth reading along the way. 👀 Two 48-foot billboards sponsored by Indivisible Civics along I-91 and I-95 read: “Yale is failing intro to ethics by cutting a deal with Trump.” 🧵 1/5 22614
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 13/08/2026Is becoming a member of AAUP Yale worth it? If you want a voice in the issues shaping your work, your university, and the future of higher education, the answer may be yes. Follow this thread for some of the issues guiding our work—and how you can help shape it. 🧵 1/4 144
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 08/08/2026📰 Inside Investigator’s (@insideinvestigator.bsky.social) report on FIRE’s (@thefireorg.bsky.social) 2026 campus speech ratings for Yale and UConn (@uconnaaup.bsky.social) cites our survey on self-censorship, interference in teaching, and threats to academic freedom. Read more at: bit.ly/FIREreport.bit.lyFIRE Report: Free speech problems, improvements at UConn and YaleRead More at Inside Investigator >> 020
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 07/08/2026📣 NEW: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (@blumenthal.senate.gov) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (@delauro.house.gov) are urging Yale to resist a settlement with the Trump Administration and fight what they call a “toxic, politicized enforcement action.” Read their Aug. 6 letter: bit.ly/Aug6Letter 1258
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 06/08/2026In a new Between the Lines (@btlradionews.bsky.social) interview, former Yale professor Jason Stanley warns that yielding to Trump's demands would politicize universities—and praises AAUP Yale for standing up "to really save Yale." Listen to the full interview at: bit.ly/BTL_StanleyInterview.bit.lyYale University President Surrenders to Trump Regime DemandsBTL Yale President Surrenders to Trump Regime Demands; Nation Must Safeguard Midterm Elections from Trump Disruption 11911
Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 05/08/2026You might be eligible to join AAUP Yale—even if you’ve never thought of yourself as “faculty.” Our chapter includes academic workers across ranks and appointment types. Swipe through, then continue in the thread. 🧵 #AAUP #AcademicLabor 172
Reposted by Yale AAUPMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 05/08/2026So many people I encounter, especially in HigherEd, believe the only strategy for this moment is "keep your head down." @debtcollective.bsky.social didn't change priorities in 2024, nor in 2020, nor in 2016. They barreled ahead. There first big win was $800 million. This one is $11 billion. 426566
Reposted by Yale AAUPAAUP @aaup.org · 04/08/2026“If faculty are constantly looking for the exit door, that’s going to have devastating effects on the quality of teaching and research that takes place at that institution.” — Isaac Kamola, director of the AAUPs’ Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom.news.bloomberglaw.comProfessors Notch Court Wins Over States Banning ‘Woke’ TeachingCourtroom victories for public university professors over state teaching restrictions on race, gender, and unconscious bias are beginning to define the bounds of unlawful political oversight of higher... 15317
Reposted by Yale AAUPAAUP @aaup.org · 04/08/2026BOOM. The AAUP is suing Texas A&M University System over their censorship policy that prohibits faculty from discussing topics & viewpoints related to race, sexual orientation, & gender. www.aclutx.org/app/uploads/... 1 7712226
Reposted by Yale AAUPGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The newest missive from Linda McMahon is a dressed up, watered down version of the Compact that was roundly rejected by universities and colleges last year. The fact that @aau.edu collaborated with the Trump administration on this letter should fool no one. Just say no. www.aft.org/press-releas...aft.orgAFT, AAUP Respond to Trump Compact 2.0WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten and American Association of University Professors President Todd Wolfson issued the following response to the Trump administration’s new higher education comp... 14721
Reposted by Yale AAUPAFT @aft.org · 04/08/2026“As with [Trump's] first compact, the best path forward is for higher education workers to organize and demand that their administrations and governing boards reject Compact 2.0. There is every reason to believe we can do so again." - @rweingarten.bsky.social & @aaup.org's @proftwolf.bsky.socialaft.orgAFT, AAUP Respond to Trump Compact 2.0WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten and American Association of University Professors President Todd Wolfson issued the following response to the Trump administration’s new higher education comp... 03925
Reposted by Yale AAUPAAUP @aaup.org · 04/08/2026The Trump admin is back with version 2.0 of its higher ed compact. The reason is simple: The first one failed. Compact 2.0 lacks egregious elements of its predecessor. That’s a victory & affirms that the answer to authoritarianism is organized resistance—not compliance. www.aaup.org/news/new-com...aaup.orgNew Compact Shows Resistance Works, but Fight for Higher Ed Isn’t OverThe Trump administration is back with a second version of its higher education compact. As with its predecessor, the best path forward is for higher education workers to organize and demand that their... 27238
Reposted by Yale AAUPGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Loyalty oaths, firing teachers. Again, this isn't our first time at the rodeo. This is 1919. digitalcommons.molloy.edu/cgi/viewcont... 1238
Reposted by Yale AAUPGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 03/08/2026On the day that Barbara Synder, Douglas Girod and Ronald Daniels and the @aau.edu capitulated to the Trump administration, it's worth looking back at history. First. The Red Scare. @aau.edu was there to bend the knee to Senator Joe McCarthy and HUAC. 1/ www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...insidehighered.comHow Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red ScaresPowerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance. 18345
Reposted by Yale AAUPVeena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 03/08/2026“House Republican leaders must then decide whether to take up the Senate funding patch, which contains a significant rebuke of President Donald Trump — a temporary ban on finalizing the White House proposal to put political appointees in charge of approving grants.” www.politico.com/news/2026/08...politico.comSenate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaulLanguage is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval. 1107
Reposted by Yale AAUPMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Time to add another formerly respected institution to the garbage pile, this time @aau.edu, which just worked with the Trump admin to endorse resegregation in high education, embedding MAGA fraudsters as faculty, and banning student expression. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 37683269
Reposted by Yale AAUPProPublica @propublica.org · 03/08/2026Nearly 500,000 public comments have flooded in since the Trump administration proposed a rule that gives political appointees control over research funding. “The United States will not just fall behind. It will step aside,” one physicist wrote.propublica.orgHow Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy DiscoveryA proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th... 37972424
Reposted by Yale AAUPPolitico @politico.com · 02/08/2026Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhauldlvr.itSenate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaulLanguage is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval. 524164
Reposted by Yale AAUPSam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 02/08/2026This may dramatically slow down the attacks on science. It also provides a template for how to prevent the federal government from becoming a patronage state. It’s a big deal! 151277315