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400,000 workers in higher education defending democracy and protecting a pathway to opportunity for all.

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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Explore the AFT’s higher education immigration resources. www.aft.org/our-communit...
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stand with Cook County College Teachers Union and CCCLOC in calling for a fair contract. Please support the people who serve the students and the City Colleges the City of Chicago. actionnetwork.org/letters/sett...
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Settle a Fair Contract Now
Faculty and professional staff are the foundation of City Colleges of Chicago, yet City Colleges leadership is not showing them the respect they deserve at the bargaining table. Continued delays and l...
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education Pillar IV: Respecting and Empowering Faculty, Staff and Student Workers @aft.org @aaup.org
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education Pillar III: Strengthening Our Communities @aft.org @aaup.org
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education: Pillar II- Affordability, Accessibility and Completion
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AFT @aft.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: The AFT is joining a civil rights coalition to file a federal lawsuit, challenging the Trump administration's threatened use of ICE and federal law enforcement at polling locations 👇
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Civil rights coalition files federal lawsuit challenging threatened use of ICE and federal law enforcement at polling locations
WASHINGTON— Nine organizations representing immigrants, communities of color, and workers — the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Mi Familia en Accion,
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS IS HOW WE WIN
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
GET TRAINED. GET READY. GET IN THE FIGHT. @aft.org
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
WHAT DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS DO @aft.org
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BECOME A DEMOCRACY DEFENDER! actionnetwork.org/forms/democr...
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education: Pillar I: Students’ Right to Learn. Students have a fundamental right to learn in environments that are open, inclusive and free from political interference. @aft.org
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Remembering 9/11 May their memories-those that died that day, those who died trying to save them and those who died in the aftermath because of working on the pile, or in the war that followed-be a blessing Grateful for all the helpers that day
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
You can view the resources here: www.aft.org/featured-res.... @aft.org
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AFT @aft.org · 19/08/2026
Where we spend our money reflects what we stand for. This back-to-school season, let’s put our dollars behind local businesses that support workers, families and their communities—not Target. www.shopsmart.aft.org
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AFT TEACH @aftteach.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
CTE is opening doors for students. 🙌 At RioTECH, students earn industry certifications, gain college credit, and apply math through real-world projects that prepare them for today's workforce. See how hands-on learning is making a difference! @aft.org @sharemylesson.bsky.social
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RioTECH Is Making Waves in Getting Students Ready for the Workforce
Explore how career and technical education at RioTECH helps students earn industry certifications, gain workforce skills and prepare for college and high-demand careers.
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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
📚 How can educators help students understand democracy & strengthen it? Join @rweingarten.bsky.social & author @skyeperryman.bsky.social for a conversation on civic learning, critical thinking, & public service. 🏫 sharemylesson.com/webinars/aft-book… @aft.org
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 21/08/2026
New Common App data show a 10% decline in the number of international student applications for this fall, but keep in mind that enrollment may not quite track applications. Still, another warning sign for higher ed.
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Applications From International Students Down 10%
Data from Common App shows increases from low-income student applicants, Black applicants and applicants from small towns.
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AFT @aft.org · 21/08/2026
Faculty deserve an administration that bargains seriously, respects their union, and invests in the people who make Ohio University work. Share to show your support for United Academics of Ohio University as they fight for a stronger OU for all!
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@aaup.org and AFT Higher Ed oppose Trump’s Compact 2.0!
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Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New on Academe Blog: academeblog.org/2026/08/19/2...
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2026 Faculty in the South Survey
BY MATTHEW BOEDY Please share widely. Faculty in the South Colleague: That’s you in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,…
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Go to AFT Votes to sign up and help elect candidates who share our commitment to making college debt-free and ensuring that intellectual freedom and freedom of speech are fully protected for faculty, staff, and students. www.aftvotes.org
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AFT Democracy Defenders | AFT Stateweb
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AFT @aft.org · 20/08/2026
Read more about how the AFT & @aaup.org are fighting to strengthen & transform higher education here. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone
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A Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education
Across this country, families are struggling to pay the bills, put food on the table and keep up with rising tuition and stagnant wages, while fearing that a college education now means a lifetime of ...
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AFT @aft.org · 20/08/2026
"Higher education is not a luxury...It expands opportunity. It advances scientific discovery. It educates the people who build our economy. It prepares citizens to govern themselves. And it creates knowledge that no market can produce on its own." - @proftwolf.bsky.social @aaup.org
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Who Really Politicized Higher Education? (opinion)
It wasn’t the AAUP.
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
No student should have to take on crushing debt to achieve their degree. Join @emergencycampaign.bsky.social and AFT Higher Ed members to Raise Hell for Pell on 9/1! Take action and use your voice to protect Pell Grants! emergency-campaign-to-support-higher-education.solidarity.tech/september-vi...
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September Virtual Town Hall - Emergency Campaign to Support Higher Education
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
No student should have to take on crushing debt to achieve their degree. Join @emergencycampaign.bsky.social and AFT Higher Ed members to Raise Hell for Pell on 9/1! Take action and use your voice to protect Pell Grants! emergency-campaign-to-support-higher-education.solidarity.tech/september-vi...
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September Virtual Town Hall - Emergency Campaign to Support Higher Education
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
AFT and AAUP have developed a national policy response to empower academic workers, ensure students’ right to learn, and strengthen our communities. Join us in this fight! Read our Blueprint for more info: www.aft.org/sites/defaul...
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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The 2026 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are faculty in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas please take a second to fill it out: forms.gle/iLheVskd4wcA...
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2026 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey
The Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors [AAUP] and its partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting attacks on higher education. To as...
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We just launched our Shop Smart, Not Target campaign to urge our members and their families to spend our money reflects what we stand for. This back-to-school season, let’s put our dollars behind local businesses that support workers, families and their communities. www.aft.org/press-releas...
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AFT @aft.org · 19/08/2026
NEW: As teachers and families head back to school, AFT is urging people to shop at retailers other than Target for school supplies. Target refused to condemn unlawful ICE activity and failed to respond to good faith outreach efforts. Find local stores that respect labor rights at ShopSmart.AFT.org.
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AFT Launches ‘Shop Smart, Not Target’ Campaign for Back-to-School
WASHINGTON—As teachers and families head back to school, the AFT has launched a nationwide campaign to urge them to shop at retailers other than Target for their school supplies. The "Shop Smart, Supp...
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
AFT-Wisconsin President and UWGB faculty member Jon Shelton is right. When academic workers are disempowered and denied basic workplace democracy, they can and will build power through politics. Elections matter! On Wisconsin! @aft.org www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...
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Along with new UW president, we need a new Board of Regents | Opinion
The record of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the UW Board of Regents underscores just how much our system needs to be reformed to be accountable.
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
By supporting candidates who will fight for making college more affordable, rebuilding public investment and defending academic freedom, we can ensure that higher ed truly serves the public. Read more on what @aaup.org President Wolfson has to say: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Professors didn’t make a mistake by backing El-Sayed
The American Association of University Professors' endorsement, back to school advice and more.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Secretary McMahon claims that she wants to bring down the cost of a college. But by deprofessionalizing degrees, she is dismantling pathways to a better life and making college MORE expensive . @nationalnurses.bsky.social @afscme.bsky.social @aflcio.org spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/ed...
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Unions sue Education Department over RISE rule
On July 1, federal student loan limits were capped for nursing, teaching and other degrees
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AFT @aft.org · 12/08/2026
AFT is challenging Dept of Ed's RISE rule—which sets limits on loans students can borrow for grad school in critical & understaffed professions. @rweingarten.bsky.social: “By ‘de-professionalizing’ [these] careers, the Trump admin is eviscerating education access for poor & working-class students.”
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‘We Are Professionals’: Coalition of Unions Sue to Block New Student Loan Rule that Will Hurt Patient Care and Worsen Staffing Crises
WASHINGTON—A coalition of unions representing hundreds of thousands of public service and healthcare workers filed a lawsuit this week challenging the Department of Education’s new Reimagining and Imp...
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AFT New Jersey @aftnewjersey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
IN SOLIDARITY: @aft.org Executive VP Evelyn DeJesus and AFTNJ President Jennifer S. Higgins speak to Union of Rutgers Administrators members and their supporters during a contract negotiations rally Aug. 12 at the Rutgers Labor Education Center in New Brunswick.
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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Improving "lives of patients, students, neighbors & families;" #union activists secured state resources to shore up research at CT’s flagship public university & medical academic center: aftct.org/2026/07/08/d... #DefendHigherEd @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
AFT Higher Ed and K-12 members came together in New Brunswick, NJ to prepare for protecting our students, coworkers and communities facing increased immigration enforcement. Our unions and our members play a crucial role in keeping our students and our campuses safe and welcoming to all!
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AFT Maryland @aftmaryland.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Way to go, Maryland Community Colleges! We are so proud of our members at United Academics of Maryland Community Colleges, Montgomery College, and all of our higher ed workers in the state! @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @uamdcc.bsky.social mocoshow.com/2026/08/11/m...
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Maryland Ranked No. 1 in the Country for Community College System - The MoCo Show
Maryland has the best community college system in the country, according to a new nationwide study released by personal finance company WalletHub. WalletHub released its 2026 Best & Worst Community […...
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AFT @aft.org · 12/08/2026
Every eligible voter should be able to cast a ballot & have it counted. But across the US, voters are facing confusion, intimidation, disinformation, registration problems & other attacks on their freedom to vote. Join our Democracy Defenders program here: aftvotes.org/democracy-de... #AFTvotes
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We're suing to stop the admin. from de-professionalizing nursing, architecture, social work, teaching and other careers. Trump's tax bill for the rich eviscerated education access for poor and working-class students who deserve the opportunity to pursue their dreams, too. www.aft.org/press-releas...
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‘We Are Professionals’: Coalition of Unions Sue to Block New Student Loan Rule that Will Hurt Patient Care and Worsen Staffing Crises
WASHINGTON—A coalition of unions representing hundreds of thousands of public service and healthcare workers filed a lawsuit this week challenging the Department of Education’s new Reimagining and Imp...
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The National Science Foundation is prematurely moving forward with the proposed OMB rule changes. NSF’s new guidance will undermine research in higher ed and overhaul the grant-funding process in the U.S. Read our explainer on the changes below to take action! www.aft.org/sites/defaul...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/08/2026
Your activism lead to a big win against the OMB Proposal in the Senate. The same fight continues with the NSF Proposal, which brings many of the same threats. Visit the link to leave your public comment: zurl.co/CwqkV And register for the NSF Rapid Response Workshop: zurl.co/YcDsG
The graphic displays a photo of Russell Vought, a computer monitor, and the black Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "Stop Vought's NSF Sneak Attack; The NSF Proposal will: Remove requirements tied to statutory civil rights obligations; Apply international collaboration restrictions; Implement Vought's takeover of federal grants; LEAVE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT NOW; Sign up now! The final NSF Rapid Response Workshop; Friday, August 14th, 2-3PM ET: Review the key changes in NSF's PAPPG and their connection to the broader OMB overhaul; Analyze the implications for research institutions, early-career scientists, and scientific integrity; Draft and refine strong, coordinated public comments; Identify targeted messaging for Hill offices and coalition partners; LINK IN BIO".
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Dan Vergano @danvergano.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
FYI Science Policy News: Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill Blocking OMB Grantmaking Rule www.aip.org/fyi/senate-p... "OMB’s never had a rule that had this volume of comments before,” said one expert.
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Senate Passes Stopgap Funding Bill Blocking OMB Grantmaking Rule
The Senate’s short-term spending bill would temporarily stop OMB from finalizing its grantmaking rule, if the House adopts it.
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AFT Higher Education @afthighered.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Our letters and voices are working! www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.
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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“The American Association of University Professors is joined in the Texas A&M lawsuit by four faculty plaintiffs, each of whom says the policy prompted their course to be canceled or not offered.” www.chronicle.com/article/what...
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‘What Are We Even Doing Here?': New Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Race and Gender Topics at Texas A&M
Plaintiffs included four faculty members whose courses were canceled or not offered.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 04/08/2026
The 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...
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New Compact Shows Resistance Works, but Fight for Higher Ed Isn’t Over
The 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...
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AAUP @aaup.org · 04/08/2026
“By embarking on a campaign of censorship, Texas A&M has abdicated its responsibility to support students’ right to learn & faculty’s right to teach. A university that censors Plato & other texts abandons its obligation to truth, free inquiry, & the public trust.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP president 5
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AAUP President Todd Wolfson: An Institution That Censors Plato is Not a Serious Institution of Higher Learning
Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. Barring a foundational philosopher who is a cornerstone of Western thought because his work touches on race or ge...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/08/2026
While this is a HUGE WIN, there's more work to do. It's time to DOUBLE DOWN in pressuring Congress. They need to revoke the OMB Proposal. Members of Congress who fail to stop the Proposal will be out of a job January 3rd, 2027, we will make sure of it. 🧵
The graphic displays a photo of Russell Vought and a news clipping from Politico reading: "Senate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump's grant overhaul. Language is included to delay the president's move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval." The graphic reads:
"WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DELAYED VOUGHT'S OMB GRANT PROPOSAL"
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AAUP @aaup.org · 04/08/2026
BOOM. 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
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, LEONARD BRIGHT, VANITA REDDY, LANDON SADLER, and AARON GEORGE,
Plaintiffs,
V.
ROBERT L. ALBRITTON, JAY GRAHAM, DAVID
C. BAGGETT, JOHN W. BELLINGER, JAMES R.
BROOKS, MICHAEL A. HERNANDEZ III,
WILLIAM MAHOMES JR., KELLEY SULLIVAN GEORGIADES, and SAM TORN, in their official capacities as members of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents,
Defendants.
CIVIL ACTION NO.
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
COMPLAINT
Plaintiffs American Association of University Professors ("AAUP"), on behalf of
its members in the Texas A&M University System ("Texas A&M"), and individually named member professors Leonard Bright, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, and Aaron George (collectively, "Plaintiffs") challenge Texas A&M System Policy ("System Policy") 08.01's prohibition on teaching "gender and race ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation, and gender identity" in academic coursework (the "Censorship Policy" or the "Policy").
On its face, the Censorship Policy imposes a complete prohibition, in all core-
curriculum courses, on courses "advocat[ing]" particular disfavored views of race or gender, or
any topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity, but the Policy does not impose any corresponding ban on opposing views on these issues.
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AFT @aft.org · 04/08/2026
Share your student loan bills story ▶️ onebigbill.org
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One Big Bill - Protect Borrowers
Beginning in July 2026, millions of Americans with student debt will see their monthly student loan bills spike as a result of President Trump’s “One Big
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AFT @aft.org · 04/08/2026
The Trump admin has thrown student loan borrowers into chaos, confusion and costly new repayment plans. Read school counselor Jessica Newell’s story of how she’s paying hundreds of dollars more a month in student loan bills, and share your own story to show lawmakers the impact of rising costs.
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What is your skyrocketing student loan story?
The One Big Bill campaign is an effort supported by the AFT and several other organizations to document the stories of millions of Americans struggling with skyrocketing student loan debt and other ha...
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