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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Help us fight HB 698! Tell Ohio’s legislators to stop attacking higher education! If you believe Ohio’s future depends on strong, independent public universities—free from political interference—we urge you to add your name to this petition rejecting HB 698. actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
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Reject HB 698-Stop Attacking Higher Education
Ohio's public colleges and universities are under attack and the people who will pay the price are students, workers, and communities across the state. House Bill 698 doubles down on a troubling patte...
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AAUP @aaup.org · 19/02/2026
Union membership is on the rise — and our ranks in AAUP are growing as part of this trend. Organizers across sectors and in higher ed are building the infrastructure to accomplish major wins in the future. See below for more on 2025 as a banner year for membership growth in the AAUP:
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A Banner Year for Membership Growth
More than eleven thousand new members joined the Association over the past year as member­ship grew by roughly 20 percent, buoyed by a remarkable rise in membership in advocacy chap­ters. This growth ...
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
AAUP-OSU is in solidarity with the Ohio Nurses Association, who is standing with survivors & calling for the removal of Wexner’s name from the medical center & all campus facilities. Did you get a Med Center umbrella in the mail? Bring it to the picket! And some red tape to cross off the “W.”
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
OHIO SHOULD NEVER LOSE TO THAT STATE UP NORTH!! But, we are😬 The numbers are in—more and more students are choosing to go to U of ❌ instead of The Ohio State University thanks to laws like SB 1 that amount to state-sponsored censorship in Ohio’s colleges & universities😫#RepealSB1
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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
📝 Sign below to support Professor Tom Alter of Texas State who was fired for speech he made in his capacity as a private citizen! ⬇️
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Last call to register for the annual meeting! ocaaup.org/annual-meeti...
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Annual Meeting
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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How can Ohio turn its international student enrollment problem around? • Ohio Capital Journal
International students bring vibrancy, talent, and economic vitality to Ohio. For Ohio to stay competitive in a global economy, it needs to have a global workforce. Right now the state is losing inter...
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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As SB 1 impacts ripple across Ohio college campuses, students, faculty say 'the chill is real'
Two months into her final fall semester, one OSU senior said the ripple effect of Ohio Senate Bill 1 on campus has been "like a quiet roar."
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Please sign and share petition by faculty associated with Center for Ethnic Studies, which includes American Indian Studies. forms.gle/BLCoX18sNvXw...
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Petition to Drop All Land Acknowledgment Restrictions Now
OSU has placed undue restrictions on the use of land acknowledgments for university classes and events. We believe this is an attack on Indigenous faculty, students, staff, and community members by ad...
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
#3. Enjoy the comic, then scroll for action items.
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American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio @acluohio.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Once again, we ask: Where is the map?? www.wosu.org/2025-10-21/ohio-redist…
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Ohio Redistricting Commission ends first meeting with no congressional map
Ohio Democrats unveiled a map in September that was quickly rejected by the Republican supermajority, but the GOP has not yet publicly unveiled a map it will support.
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We are pleased to announce that the 2025 and first-ever recipients of the John T. McNay Memorial Award for Outstanding Service are Stephen Mockabee (University of Cincinnati), Pranav Jani (Ohio State University), Cathy Wagner (Miami University), and David Jackson (Bowling Green State University).
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
At least Ohio State continues to revise what was once an all-out ban on land acknowledgments, but it is far from enough. Most such statements are historical facts, NOT advocacy, AND they fall under the auspices of academic freedom. No other OH school banned them.🗃️ www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...
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Ohio State twice revises university policy on Indigenous land acknowledgements this semester
Ohio State has twice this semester revised its policy on land acknowledgements, including whether professors can include them in course materials.
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
More ridiculousness and caving to political pressure by THE Over-Compliant University. @osuaaup.bsky.social is pushing back.
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Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds
The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking ...
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The Dept of Education’s $3m grant to the Chase Center (link attached) makes it plain. Don’t buy the rhetoric about the Center's political neutrality.
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Brutus Buckeye and Leaf chat about Chase Center ads on the wall. One says “$5000
could be yours today!”. Another says “Need cash fast? Sign up for a class at the Chase Center” Leaf says: “Oh good, they’re bribing students now.” Brutus responds: “I think their word was ‘scholarship.’”
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
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Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida
Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.
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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🗣️UT Austin AAUP Chapter Pres. Pauline Strong: “We oppose state censorship of college courses + support the right of gender studies faculty to teach in their areas of expertise. There is no law that says teaching about gender in a university classroom is illegal.“ www.statesman.com/news/educati...
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UT System audits gender in courses as GOP targets 'LGBTQ ideology'
The University of Texas System is reviewing all gender identity courses at its institutions to ensure courses taught "are aligned with the direction and priorities" of regents, law.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 01/10/2025
Introducing “Faculty on the Frontlines,” a new series from the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom that documents the stories of AAUP members! Over the next 2 weeks, we will spotlight the stories of 10 AAUP members fighting to defend academic freedom. Check out our teaser 🔥
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
BREAKING NEWS ON STRS LAWSUIT: The 10th District Court of Appeals held oral argument this afternoon on the State’s appeal of the Trial Court’s temporary restraining order (TRO).
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AAUP @aaup.org · 30/09/2025
BREAKING: WE WON!!! 💥 💥 💥 Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment. Full ruling here:
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Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
"I applaud the Ohio Education Association, the Ohio Federation of Teachers, and the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors for standing up for educators’ rights and for the integrity of the retirement system."
cleveland.com
Educators deserve a voice in their retirement: Sean Patrick Brennan
Ohio’s educators kept their promise to our state’s children under challenging circumstances, often with limited resources, and always with the best interests of students at heart. Now it is our turn t...
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
It's sad that this is where we are (and have been), but thanks to our friends at @penamerica.bsky.social for this resource.
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What To Do If You’ve Been Doxed Or Placed On A Watchlist
We map out steps you can take right away, and steps you can take to build resilience longer term against doxxing.
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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Teaching LGBTQ Studies in Ohio under this bill is a completely miserable experience. This is, of course, what they wanted. Ohio's Governor is now lecturing universities about making our campus tours more "pleasant" to boost flagging enrollment. Uh, guy, the tours aren't the fucking problem.
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno demands antisemitism action plans from Ohio universities
Sen. Bernie Moreno's call for comprehensive campus safety plans to address antisemitism follows Department of Education investigations at 60 universities nationwide, including two in Ohio.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 23/09/2025
"Look, we are a labor union. We’re going to fight & respond to this moment...We're standing for what we always stood for...a powerful higher-education sector that leads to innovation & social mobility & is a bedrock of our democracy." —Todd Wolfson, AAUP President #DefendHigherEd #AcademicSky
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Is the AAUP Too Partisan? Its President Doesn’t Think So.
Todd Wolfson has taken heat for some of the organization’s political stances during his tenure. Here’s what he makes of the criticism.
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
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GOP’s "free speech" law leaves students afraid to talk - Salon.com
Ohio students tell Salon they're not feeling any freer after Republicans passed an overhaul of higher education
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Nailed it. Politicians out of touch with their actions and reality.
cleveland.com
The nerve! Gov. DeWine wrecked higher ed and blames the tour guides
DeWine’s $5,000 merit scholarship can’t mask the damage of SB 1: program cuts, shuttered DEI, politicized classrooms — and a hostile message to the very students and scholars Ohio needs to keep.
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Education is more than job training.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 18/09/2025
“We will not allow authoritarians to dismantle higher education. We will not allow billionaires to profit while communities suffer. And we will not allow fear to silence students and workers who speak out.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President #DefendHigherEd #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone @aft.org
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Who's going to tell him?
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With Ohio population projected to drop, DeWine urges college recruitment
Gov. DeWine calls on university trustees to attract both in-state and out-of-state students as a projected demographic crisis looms.
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American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio @acluohio.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The First Amendment is clear: Government officials cannot use their power to censor free speech.
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Is Ohio State taking a position on a controversial topic?
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Ohio State President Ted Carter addresses 'horrific' Charlie Kirk killing, gun violence
At his second State of the University address, Ohio State President Ted Carter addressed what he called "a rough time for our nation."
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
BREAKING: Judge Temporarily Blocks Law Removing Educators’ Voice on the STRS Board
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American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio @acluohio.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Ohio State University must permit students to think critically, speak boldly, and dissent without fear of expulsion, even if the viewpoints expressed are offensive to the Trump administration, or to the sensibilities of the majority. See you in court. abc6onyourside.com/news/local/a...
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ACLU of Ohio sues Ohio State over student expulsion, citing free speech violations
ACLU sues Ohio State over student Guy Christensen’s expulsion, alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment violations for political social media posts.
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
ACLU-Ohio challenges OSU’s expulsion of student as a violation of free speech www.acluohio.org/press-releas...
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ACLU of Ohio Files Lawsuit Challenging the Ohio State University’s Violation of Student’s Free Speech and Due Process Rights - ACLU of Ohio
Today, the ACLU of Ohio filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Ohio State University’s expulsion of a student for engaging in protected political speech, violating his First Amendment and Fourteenth ...
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Rachel Coyle Ohio @rachelcoyle.wtf · 16/09/2025
One of my favorite #Ohio advocacy organizations is looking for a new executive director 💗 Let's find them someone amazing! ocaaup.org/news/were-hi... @ohaaup.bsky.social #Education #HigherEd #college #universities #students #advocacy
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We’re Hiring an Executive Director!
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
hey, anyone want to be the new executive director of @ohaaup.bsky.social? There's lots of exciting work to do here and many interesting people to work with!
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We’re Hiring an Executive Director!
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
BREAKING NEWS: OFT, @ohioea.bsky.social & @ohaaup.bsky.social are taking STRS to court, to challenge the legislature's takeover of the STRS Board!
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STRS Members File Lawsuit to Defend Educators’ Voice on the STRS Board
COLUMBUS — Today, members of the Ohio Education Association (OEA), the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT), and the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors (OC AAUP) filed a...
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
cleveland.com
What to know about SB 1, Ohio’s new law forcing colleges to eliminate programs
Ohio faculty advocates argue degree cuts are premature and potentially illegal, while spSB 1 sponsor Sen. Cirino says universities need to operate more like businesses.
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
dispatch.com
Ohio State isn't oozing with liberal bias. I am a conservative student. I'd know | Letters
Letters: OSU is not "oozing" with bias. Raw milk is a Petri dish. D’oh! Is Donald Trump very disappointed in Homer?
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
dispatch.com
How Ohio State's president is navigating an ever-changing higher education landscape
In an interview with USA TODAY, the Ohio State University President Ted Carter says he doesn’t feel targeted by the federal government.
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Our colleague and AAUP-OSU member Elissa Washuta, director of American Indian Studies, spoke to WOSU about OSU’s ban on land acknowledgements and why it has a “chilling” effect on our teaching. Link to article follows.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 08/09/2025
Respondents to a recent survey by AAUP Southern State Conferences indicate about 55.4% of respondents would not recommend their state as a desirable place to work for colleagues, while 25% are planning to apply in another state in the coming year. 1/2
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AAUP @aaup.org · 08/09/2025
“Land acknowledgments are not statements on behalf of an issue or cause. Acknowledging the historical and contemporary realities of the university on Indigenous land is not an activist act. It’s a factual statement.”
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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Support American science in federal funding
Our health and safety depend on scientific research. America is currently the world leader in cutting-edge medical and scientific research, and we want to keep it that way. Families need safe medicine...
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Ohio Conference AAUP @ohaaup.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
cleveland.com
SB 1 is forcing Ohio universities to cut dozens of degree programs
In response to a new state law, Ohio University and the University of Toledo have announced cuts in degree programs. Faculty fear for their jobs and the future of liberal arts education as schools pla...
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AAUP @aaup.org · 07/09/2025
The Resistance Is Inevitable. We’re sick & tired of ICE & FBI agents profiling, harassing, & violently arresting our neighbors. #wearealldc Incredible turnout in DC yesterday, including a strong AAUP contingent. @aaupmason.bsky.social @gwaaup.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
AAUP-OSU was quoted again in 10TV coverage on SB1: buff.ly/ZcCxfp3
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AAUP @aaup.org · 04/09/2025
In April, the AAUP & our Harvard chapter sued the Trump admin for demanding that Harvard censor speech & restructure core operations or else face $8.7 billion in funding cuts. We hope this decision clarifies to Harvard’s administration that bargaining w/ tyrannical authoritarians is unacceptable.
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