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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...

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Declaration — Math and AI

Read the declaration and add your name.

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Mina Rees Library @minareeslibrary.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There's a research guide for Jewish Studies! This guide provides easy access to research resources for Jewish Studies and related subjects. Learn more at: libguides.gc.cuny.edu/jewishstudies #academiclibraries #cunygradcenter #minareeslibrary

There's a research guide for Jewish Studies:
https://libguides.gc.cuny.edu/jewishstudies

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AAUP @aaup.org · 16/09/2026

New AAUP Statement: Higher Ed must “refuse to comply” with the latest Trump admin demands in Compact 2.0. 👇👇👇 www.aaup.org/news/faculty... #academicsky

"Faculty members, staff, students, and administrators must remain clear-eyed about the need to refuse to comply"
- "Why Academic Freedom Matters Now," statement on Trump's Compact 2.0 by the AAUP's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

BREAKING: 14 civil rights & humanitarian organizations demand United Airlines stop sending weapons to Israel on passenger planes. "Should United continue to aid and abet war crimes…we will have no choice but to pursue further action against United." Demand led by @ampalestine.bsky.social:

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Cathy Davidson @cathyndavidson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tomorrow! Sept 15 1-2 EST Webinar: Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU), "Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times," Moderator Director Steven Dandeneau. Free. 300+ registrants--still room for more! Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: UERU Town Hall: Faculties: A Dialogue on Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about j...

Join Cathy N. Davidson, founding director of the Futures Initiative, CUNY Graduate Center, and Jody Greene, recently retired from a distinguished career at the University of California, Santa Cruz, fo...

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Mathematicians out here saying it is not the proof that matters, but the human understanding of the proof. We are all humanists now.

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Happy Monday! Our National Call to Action is only one page. Please read, join us in endorsing these compacts/declarations, and share widely, particularly if you are a member of a higher ed governance body or union.

Our National Call to Action
To: Leaders of U.S. higher education governance bodies and unions
From: SUNY University Faculty Senate Executive Committee
Re: Our National Call to Action
Date: 10 September 2026

We endorse, and we call on you to join us in endorsing,

● Higher Education’s Compact with America: Shared Principles for the
Common Good (American Association of Colleges and Universities/Phi Beta
Kappa Society) Identifies principles and promises regarding opportunity,
affordability, excellence, freedom, security, partnership, and prosperity.
● Pro-Equity Compact: Foundational Values for Higher Education
(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense
Fund) The federal “anti-civil rights agenda is a threat to academic freedom,
equity, inclusion and student success. We are fighting back to protect students,
faculty, and our education system.”
● The State of Shared Governance: Independence Day 2026 Declaration
(SUNY and CUNY governance leaders) “We pledge to continue engaging our
colleagues and SUNY and CUNY leadership to make our systems even more
influential and effective national exemplars of what Public Good U can be and do
when we work together.”
● America’s Compact for Higher Education (Stand Up for Science with
American Association of Colleges and Universities/American Association of
University Professors/Alliance for Higher Education/Public Citizen/Public Good
U) Aims to develop a large coalition in support of basic tenets of higher education
and to support leaders in maintaining our nation’s institutions of higher
education as independent centers of thought.

Let’s reinforce our commitment to realizing the promise of higher education as an
indispensable public good.

Let’s construct collaborative relationships between the U.S. federal government, state
governments, and the ecosystem of community colleges, technical and agricultural colleges, liberal arts colleges, regional public universities, teaching hospitals, health science …

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AAUP @aaup.org · 13/09/2026

“You have people who are furthest from the classroom, curriculum design, and the subject area of a subject saying all students must take this thing. How is that good for students? How does that suggest they will get the best education?” #academicsky

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Protesters speak out against ‘climate of fear’ after Auburn University dissolves faculty senate

Auburn’s decision came after the Alabama Legislature put limits on the powers of faculty senates.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026

The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.

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Public Good U @publicgoodu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

If we’re ever going to have a Public Good Higher Education Index, this would be a key part of it! www.aaup.org/if-us-news-a...

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If U.S. News Also Ranked Courage

A measure of academic freedom could make college rankings more reflective of the conditions under which education occurs.

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“But solving problems is only a tool and proxy for achieving the primary goal of conceptual understanding and insight.” terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/a...

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A Severe Misalignment of AI in Mathematics

I am proud to be among the list of 25 initial signatories — all Fields Medallists — to the declaration below, which grew out of discussions between ourselves over the last week. We have…

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Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"for the left, remembrance is no substitute for history" Read @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social on the proliferation of material support prosecutions that target political association, one of the lasting effects of the assault on civil liberties that went into overdrive 25 years ago

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9/11’s Unlearned Lessons

The anti-terrorism cases that garnered little outrage should have concerned us all.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit. We were silent. As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our National Call to Action to U.S. higher education governance bodies and unions. @aaup.org @standupforscience.net @aacu.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @sfndhe.bsky.social @cadhe.bsky.social @wearehighered.bsky.social @standhighered.bsky.social @uupinfo.bsky.social hdl.handle.net/1951/89089

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Citizen of Somewhere Else @citizense.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Here’s the call to action on Compact 2.0 from SUNY UFS: bsky.app/profile/suny...

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The City University of New York @cuny.edu · 11/09/2026

Across CUNY, members of our Jewish community are coming together to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Shana tova u’mevorachat — a year of goodness and blessings to you and yours!

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The City University of New York @cuny.edu · 11/09/2026

No college experienced the impact of 9/11 more immediately than the Borough of Manhattan Community College, whose campus became engulfed in the day’s destruction. Windows were blown out when the planes hit. Debris and dust filled campus buildings after the towers fell.

Exterior view of BMCC Fiterman Hall at dusk, framed by tall glass office buildings. A large illuminated American flag fills multiple stories of the building’s central window facade

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

WE ARE PAST THE POINT OF DISAGREEING ABOUT WORDS. GET ON BOARD. THIS IS DO OR DIE FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM. Read and sign here: www.standupforscience.net/sufs-compact... Then email the compact to your university leadership here: compact.standupforscience.net THEN SPEAD THE WORD!

compact.standupforscience.net

Contact an Educational Institution

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Public Good U @publicgoodu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Protect accreditation for the public good! Comments due by 11:59 pm on 9/21.

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Here is the first of two calls to action from the Executive Committee. This one is directed to a SUNY audience, but we hope our guide to public commenting on the US Department of Education’s proposed rule on accreditation will be useful to all! hdl.handle.net/1951/89088

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Protect Accreditation for the Public Good

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/09/2026

Public education is under attack in America. The SUFS America’s Compact for Higher Education is our united response to the Trump administration’s effort to bend the will of America’s higher ed leadership to his authoritarian control. Visit the link to sign your name & share: tr.ee/N87yi5

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Brooklyn College @brooklyncollege.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Brooklyn College just ranked #3️⃣ nationwide on @forbes.com’s new ROI list! Pairing affordable tuition with outstanding outcomes—graduates earn a median salary over $82,000 10 years out—the college continues to open doors and deliver exceptional value.

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The 25 U.S. Colleges With The Highest ROI

These schools deliver the strongest financial return on investment thanks to graduates’ earnings and either relatively low costs or generous financial aid.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A few thoughts on academic freedom (mostly courtesy of @jacobtlevy.bsky.social) and how even some university trustees don’t entirely understand the concept. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/thats-not-...

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That’s Not How Academic Freedom Works, Vanderbilt Trustees!!

Maybe do some homework if you’re gonna be a university trustee?

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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The impact of 9/11 is still unfolding 25 years later: Explore five works by Graduate Center scholars that reveal how the attacks reshaped New York City, American Muslim life, U.S. policy, and everyday experiences www.gc.cuny.edu/news/25-year... @mucahitbilici.bsky.social @phillegitimate.bsky.social

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25 Years After 9/11, Graduate Center Scholars Shape How We Understand Its Impact

Books, research, and an unprecedented archive explore how the attacks transformed New York City, American Muslim life, U.S. policy, and people’s everyday experiences.

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PSC-CUNY @psc-cuny.org · 09/09/2026

PSC members in the streets w/ the entire NYC labor movement to celebrate the power of workers and recommit to the fight for a city and a country that works for working people. New York is a union town!

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In NYC, Mayor Mamdani has launched the Office of Worker Power, designed to connect workers who want to unionize with education and resources. Former US Labor Sec Julie Su is overseeing the effort & the executive director comes from the UAW. "When workers can organize, everything changes," said Su.

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Mamdani Opens Office of Worker Power - The American Prospect

The new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy.

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mojubaolu.bsky.social @mojubaolu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@psc-cuny.org @cadhe.bsky.social

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