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The Ohio State University chapter of the AAUP defends academic freedom & faculty rights and promotes higher ed as a common good. Member of AAUP/AFT Local 6741.

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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 23h
Excited to share that our AAUP-OSU team will be running in today’s fundraiser for CRIS, which has been doing such critical work for years in supporting refugees and immigrants in our city.
Announcement for fundraiser 5K for CRIS - which supports refugees and immigrants in Columbus, Ohio
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
important thread from @osuaaup.bsky.social on solidarity with students and faculty at Cornell and what it would look like for Ohio State University to take a real stand against sexual violence and dismantle rape culture here, where Jeffrey Epstein's close associate Les Wexner wields so much power
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at Cornell AAUP, and all who are outraged by the violence against Jane Doe and the Cornell administration’s response to it.  aaup-cornell.org/statements-a...
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Cornell Chapter of the AAUP
Defending academic freedom, shared governance, the economic security, the rights of all those who teach or conduct research in higher education, advocating for the interests of the broader communit…
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Last week, Ohio State students violated the university’s absurd ban on chalking to protest having a weapons manufacturer as the official sponsor of our athletic department. Faculty from @osuaaup.bsky.social were there to support students’ rights to free speech, which is plainly under attack.
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Protestors chalk on campus against Ohio State’s partnership with Anduril and the university chalk ban
Colors covered the Thompson statue and bricks around it after protestors chalked phrases like “Democracy now,” “F*** Anduril” and “Divest now” to protest against the university’s partnership with Andu...
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Unlike the advocates for so-called "ideological diversity" and even "absolute free speech," who say & do next to nothing re: actual issues of student speech, @aaup.org & @osuaaup.bsky.social are standing up for student free speech, (despite OSU chalking ban & threats!) + supporting academic freedom
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
On Friday, several students with @climatestrikeoh organized a protest on campus challenging Ohio State’s contract with the defense contractor Anduril, and calling for an end to the university’s association with militarism and genocide.
Students protesting OSU’s contract with Anduril wrote slogans in chalk around the Thompson statue at Ohio State. The slogans say things like: no blood money, no war, divest, etc. the slogans go around the entire statue in dramatic fashion
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On Friday we opened up the Labor Day weekend by launching our campaign for equity in faculty working conditions - with a focus on Non-Tenure-Track faculty.
AAUP-OSU members and allies gather at St Stephen’s church to launch the campaign for faculty equity, centered on NTT faculty. An NTT faculty leader addresses the group.
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We need your help! In honor of Labor Day weekend the @osuaaup.bsky.social has organized a campaign for Faculty Equity and Educational Excellence at Ohio State: A Petition on Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Working Conditions - please read, sign, support @aaup.org @aft.org actionnetwork.org/petitions/fa...
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Faculty Equity and Educational Excellence: A Petition on Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Working Conditions
Ohio State's non-tenure track faculty teach a growing share of our students, on short-term contracts, without a living wage, and without a voice in the conditions they work under. AAUP-OSU is petition...
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Very glad to see @osuaaup.bsky.social’s new campaign to improve pay and working conditions for non-tenure track faculty on Page 2 of the @dispatch.com this morning
Nontenure OSU instructors rally
They push for better pay and job protections
Sheridan Hendrix
Columbus Dispatch
USA TODAY NETWORK

Photo of OSU-AAUP members rallying on campus 

For full article, see https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2026/09/08/ohio-state-non-tenure-faculty-earn-as-little-as-54k-aaup-report-says/91607783007/
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
On Friday, we formally launch the AAUP-OSU Non-Tenure Track Faculty Working Conditions Campaign. We'll be on the front steps of St. Stephen's Church (40 W. Woodruff), or inside if weather requires, from 12:30-1:30.
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
AAUP-Ohio State is launching a campaign this semester, focused on Non-Tenure-Track faculty, called “Faculty Equity and Educational Excellence.” Read our research and rationale, see our list of demands, and sign our petition to the university leadership.
Graphic with title of AAUP-OSU campaign: “ faculty equity and educational excellence: a petition on non-tenure, track faculty working conditions”
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Come out to our Welcome Back event on Monday 8/24. RSVP using the link actionnetwork.org/events/aaup-...
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AAUP-OSU Welcome Back Social
Come reconnect with us while we welcome everyone back for another semester.
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
From a great @osuaaup.bsky.social member Chris Orban ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/07/t...
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The new frontier for regulating diversity and inclusion efforts in Ohio is university payroll • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican lawmakers’ overhaul of higher education has rattled college campuses across the state, destroying diversity efforts and shuttering centers. A new bill threatens state money for those t...
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AAUP @aaup.org · 09/07/2026
Ohio’s #SB461 forces state universities to fund partisan "civic centers" at record levels—even if students aren't taking the classes. Instead of fixing soaring tuition, lawmakers are wasting tax dollars to force an agenda. Ohio families deserve affordable education, not mandated indoctrination. 🎓❌
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
We had a May Day action today, with around 35 or so turning out to say to politicians and admins: “Hands off Higher Ed!” The rain, the cold, & finals conspired against us, but we came together as part of this national and international day to celebrate the unity and solidarity of working people.
May Day action with AAUP-OSU and local unions and groups. About 30 people standing with signs, banners, and raised fists.
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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Workers from @osuaaup.bsky.social are out this May Day for academic freedom, free speech, increased wages and public funding for higher ed, diversity & inclusion, and solidarity with survivors of sexual violence. ❤️ #HandsOffHigherEd #MayDayHigherEd #HigherEdOverBillionaires #DefendHigherEd
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
This is from yesterday, but the message is the same. OSU leaders - don’t capitulate. Oppose these unreasonable demands.
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We are growing, and people are noticing it. If you’re faculty and not linked up yet, what’s holding you back? If not now, when?
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Columbus folks, if you’re curious about @osuaaup.bsky.social or want to get more involved, our chapter is having a happy hour today from 4pm to 6pm at 7th Son Brewing (1101 N 4th St)
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Our May Day action! Come out and join us - students, all campus workers, all community workers and groups. Please share widely.
May Day 2026. 12-1 pm, May 1. 15th and high. Title of the event is: “Hands off higher ed: for faculty power and workers Solidarity.” lineup with signs and slogans, wear red or Union, swag, joined the AAUP campus tour at 1 PM, all are welcome. tell politicians, the board of trustees, and university admins that we demand: an affordable university that serves the public good, living wages for faculty and staff, belief in survivors of sexual violence, enthusiastic, supportive diversity, an Ohio State university that protects free speech, research and academic freedom
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The suppression of free speech at OSU continued with the arrest of a student and a staff member at a protest against an event featuring IDF soldiers. New president, same tactics. See the two articles below featuring the voices of students and faculty.
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
We’ve been tracking the multiple crises at Ohio State for years now. And now it’s becoming national news, as in this NYT article. ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...
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A Football School Striving to Be More Keeps Dropping the Ball
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Many brutal parts of this story about the polycrisis at Ohio State University - “Presidential turnover. Les Wexner. Free speech. The State Legislature. The Chase Center. The board of trustees.” - but none as mean as the condescension of the headline. At least @osuaaup.bsky.social gets the last word.
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A Football School Striving to Be More Keeps Dropping the Ball
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"She was among the professors from Ohio State’s branch of the American Association of University Professors who gathered on a recent afternoon to discuss what issues troubled them most...." @osuaaup.bsky.social @aaup.org
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"Presidential turnover. Les Wexner. Free speech. The State Legislature. The Chase Center. The board of trustees. It was a long list." We're working on it! @osuaaup.bsky.social @aaup.org
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Congratulations and welcome!
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Our board member Pranav Jani spoke to the Sun magazine in a wide ranging interview, including current attacks on faculty, academic freedom, and free speech.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 02/04/2026
Full-time salaries for most categories of faculty have remained about the same since 2002, adjusting for inflation, while admin pay soars. Faculty have had enough. We’re fighting back nationwide. ✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿 www.chronicle.com/article/amid...
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Join the student-led march on campus Friday. Faculty: bring the umbrellas sent by the medical center to promote the new building and cross off W****. This is about taking a stand for all survivors at OSU, and demanding accountability.
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Our March chapter meeting is a town hall! “Ohio State in Crisis: A Faculty Town Hall on What’s Next.” Friday 1-2:30, hybrid (RSVP for link; location TBA). actionnetwork.org/events/aaup-...
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AAUP-OSU March Chapter Meeting
Join us for our upcoming Faculty Townhall, where we will discuss the state of affairs on campus.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 18/03/2026
Ohio State University's new president will start with a $1.4M salary...yet faculty did not get a meaningful say in the hiring process. “This hasty, undemocratic process starts this presidency on the wrong footing & sends the wrong message about our supposed shared values.” @osuaaup.bsky.social
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Ohio State University selects Ravi Bellamkonda as new president with $1.4 million salary • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio State University selected a new president last week — days after former president Ted Carter resigned over an “inappropriate relationship.”
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Columbus Free Press @columbusfreepress.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
“Be a truth speaker, a truth seeker and a truth receiver,” he continued and the entire arena cheered. Then the former Top Gun pilot almost sounded as if he knew what his fate would soon be. #ohio @osuaaup.bsky.social freepress.org/article/ted-...
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Ted Carter’s hypocrisy at December’s OSU commencement
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Nip this racism in the bud.
We deplore the racist and anti-immigrant comments about OSU’s new president, Dr. Ravi Bellamkonda, that have been appearing on social media in response to his appointment. We call on all Ohioans - and everyone else - to stand firm against hate and prejudice, regardless of what we think about the selection process. Racism, anti-Asian or otherwise, has no place in our state.
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Eric Kelderman @erickelderman.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Similar thing happened in 2022, when Purdue U. board picked their new president with no search... www.chronicle.com/article/conf...
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Confirming Faculty Fears, Purdue’s Board Chair Says Trustees Chose President Like a Business
While searches for college presidents have become more secretive in recent years, Purdue’s governing board may have set a new precedent for opacity.
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Russel Pepper @rpepper.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The amount of blatant profiteering and disregard for norms in higher education at public institutions is baffling. At the same time, maybe a speedrun record for no confidence vote to send a message?
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Really cannot think of a better argument for the importance of becoming a dues-paying member of @aaup.org than the last week at Ohio State - our only hope to have faculty, staff, and student voices heard is if we organize
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Our members, on and off the board, showing up this morning at the OSU board of trustees event announcing Ravi Bellamkonda as the new president. We spoke to the media about our extreme disappointment with the process and repeated our call for a more transparent, inclusive, and democratic university.
Photograph of seven faculty members outside the board of trustees meeting where the new president was announced.
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elizambie 🧟‍♀️ @itselizalee123.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
as someone that works for Another State University in Ohio this is unconscionable. if OSU wants to be a flagship public university they should act like one.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 12/03/2026
The rushed selection of Ohio State University’s new president forgoes principles of shared governance and ignores input from faculty, staff & students. Read and boost @osuaaup.bsky.social’s statement ⬇️
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
And just like that, a new permanent OSU president! Please read & circulate our statement. We will continue to be active in creating space for the voices of faculty & the university community. We invite all faculty to join the chapter & all who want transparency & inclusion to work with us.
AAUP-OSU Statement on the Selection of Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as Permanent OSU President

We are surprised and disappointed at the Board of Trustees’ decision to choose a new permanent university president without even consulting faculty, staff, and students. Ohio State’s system of shared governance - not to mention best practices in hiring university presidents - requires all of us having a say in the process. This hasty, undemocratic process starts this presidency on the wrong footing and sends the wrong message about our supposed shared values.The speed and secretiveness of this selection follows a troubling pattern of institutional entitlement. The last few years at Ohio State under Ted Carter have been characterized by mass arrests, a chilling of free speech, allegations of covering up abuse, and now corruption. Why risk more public mistrust when OSU is already constantly in the news for the wrong reasons and there has been so much reputational harm? Now is the time to be more careful with decision-making and more accountable, not less.In just the past two days, over 700 people–faculty, staff, students, alumni, as well as community members–signed our petition calling for a presidential search committee that reflects the democratic structure of the University Senate. That demand to be heard still stands. Going forward, we will continue to work to make sure that OSU faculty and others actually have a voice. This rushed process has given us no time to consider or discuss the merits of Provost Bellamkonda’s elevation to the presidency, but we wish him well and hope for a successful presidency. If the new president wants to win the trust of the community, he should take immediate action to show that he represents a new era - repeal Ted Carter’s anti-free speech policies, listen to abuse survivors, and commit to greater transparency and authentic shared governance going forward.
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
300 in less than 24 hours. But we’re aiming even higher. Sign and circulate to everyone who values Ohio State, in any capacity. We need a transparent and inclusive process. We need to turn this ship in the right direction. actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
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Transparent & Inclusive OSU Presidential Search
With the resignation of Ted Carter, the Ohio State University is searching for a new president at a time of deep distrust and skepticism about its leadership. Join the call for a transparent, inclusiv...
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Ohio State’s institutIonal leadership has produced a neverending parade of scandals so it’s no surprise this petition from @osuaaup.bsky.social demanding the search for a new Ohio State president be transparent and inclusive is popular. But 300 signatures in less than 24 hours is something else!
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Transparent & Inclusive OSU Presidential Search
With the resignation of Ted Carter, the Ohio State University is searching for a new president at a time of deep distrust and skepticism about its leadership. Join the call for a transparent, inclusiv...
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Ohio State University president Ted Carter resigns over ‘inappropriate relationship’ ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/o...
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Ohio State University president Ted Carter resigns over 'inappropriate relationship' • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio State president Ted Carter resigned on Saturday because of an “inappropriate relationship with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business,” according to the university.
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
So after the OSU president has resigned, what comes next for Ohio State? @nbc4i.com www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...
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After president resigns, what comes next for Ohio State?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — For the second time in less than four years, Ohio State University is embarking on a search for a university president, after the Monday departure of Ted Carter. Despi…
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AAUP @aaup.org · 10/03/2026
Sign and share @osuaaup.bsky.social’s petition to ensure a transparent and inclusive presidential search. It is time for faculty, students, and staff to have a robust say in the process of selecting university leadership.
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Transparent & Inclusive OSU Presidential Search
With the resignation of Ted Carter, the Ohio State University is searching for a new president at a time of deep distrust and skepticism about its leadership. Join the call for a transparent, inclusiv...
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Calling all members of the OSU community (faculty, students, staff, alums, parents), Ohio citizens, and more. Please sign and circulate this letter to the OSU Board of Trustees for a transparent and inclusive search for a new president. actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
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Transparent & Inclusive OSU Presidential Search
With the resignation of Ted Carter, the Ohio State University is searching for a new president at a time of deep distrust and skepticism about its leadership. Join the call for a transparent, inclusiv...
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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Always nice to see @osuaaup.bsky.social’s statement noted in news coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
In its statement, the university noted Mr.
Carter's contributions, including Ohio State's rise in national rankings and an increase in scholarship programs.
The school's American Association of University Professors chapter offered a harsher assessment of Mr. Carter's legacy, which included the dismantling of university diversity programs and discipline related to protest activity.
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Honesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Two statements on the resignation of #OhioState president Ted Carter, from our partners at #Ohio AAUP and @osuaaup.bsky.social:
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Jill Galvan @jillgal.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Here we go again. We're tired of this revolving door. And we need a real say in what comes next.
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