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SUNY Press @sunypress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

October is New York State History Month, and SUNY Press is celebrating with 30% off hundreds of books on the people, communities, culture, and history of the state. From new books to our deep backlist, these titles reflect the range of stories NY has to tell. Use code SNYHM26: tinyurl.com/4fmn88yf

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026

Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Our open letter highlights the social contract between higher education and civil society.” Champion of Higher Education Elaine Maimon speaks out in support of Renewing the Social Contract for Higher Education. Read more from the open letter at: pen.org/renewing-the...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.

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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We have been working on strengthening the case for public higher ed as an indispensable public good for decades. What should we be emphasizing heading into state budget season as the leaves start turning and the nights start getting colder? hdl.handle.net/1951/88718

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Open Letter to Governor Hochul, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie on State Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Negotiations

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A little time lapse of the view from the Presidents Room in the SUNY System Administration building over the course of the day at the inaugural Campus Governance Excellence Institute! I made it back to WNY. What a great Albany swing!

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

FCCC President @csvacin.bsky.social and Governance Committee chairs Lizzie McCormick (FCCC) and Gwen Kay (UFS) at the inaugural Campus Governance Excellence Institute!

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/10/2026

Join us Wednesday, October 7th, 7PM ET to hear from some of our early endorsers of America's Compact, including leading voices in higher education, learn how you can fight back, and get some inspiration to help us reach as many universities as we can! Register at: tinyurl.com/yckchhy3

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SUFS Virtual Rally: America's Compact for Higher Education

OMB’s latest proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” would place political ideologues over scientific experts in federal research funding decisions. Say goodbye to cancer treatme...

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Public Good U @publicgoodu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Public Good U will be in the house (virtually) as part of the virtual rally @standupforscience.net is throwing Oct. 7 at 7 pm. Be there or be square! www.standupforscience.net/press

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Press and Media — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Find all Stand Up for Science's breaking news and media announcements here!

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Here’s another project SUNY UFS and @publicgoodu.bsky.social have been working on—supporting @standupforscience.net on bsky.app/profile/stan... On October 8, we’ll be posting the proposed resolution asking UFS to endorse Executive Committee’s statement, “Our National Call to Action.”

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/10/2026

Tired of the Trump administration’s efforts to bend the will of our higher ed leadership to his authoritarian control? It's time to take action and defend academic freedom for all. 🧵

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/10/2026

The history of aspirin and rofecoxib illustrates both the extraordinary benefits that can emerge from scientific discovery and the responsibility to continually test our assumptions about how medicines work and how safe they are. 🧵 🧪

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Michael Bérubé @michael-berube.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I wrote about academic freedom and democracy for the Pittsburgh Review of Books, but I didn't say the usual things you would expect a person to say about academic freedom and democracy. I said other things instead. Hence the title of the essay! tinyurl.com/2skc3aum Thanks to Ed Simon for the gig.

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Some Counterintuitive Things about Academic Freedom and Democracy - Pittsburgh Review of Books

Everyone knows, or else should know, that there is an intimate relationship between the state of academic freedom and the health of a democracy. Judith Butler

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As @csvacin.bsky.social & I convene our “governance gurus” group to go over the run of show for tomorrow’s inaugural FCCC/UFS Realizing the Promise of Public Good U Campus Governance Excellence Institute, I return to Immediate Past President @keithlanda.bsky.social ‘s: hdl.handle.net/1951/89003

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Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 30/09/2026

Yale 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

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Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Many thoughts about the argument in this piece but one is that citing a few studies to say that there is little evidence that "we discover what we think in the act of writing" contradicts everything I saw in 26 years of teaching college writing. Of course not the only we figure out what we think/1

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Maddie Stone @themadstone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A very timely and important new paper: “How decades of corporate capture enabled today's assault on universities in the United States” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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How decades of corporate capture enabled today's assault on universities in the United States

Universities in the US have never been free of corporate, military, or political influence. But over the past fifty years, corporate libertarian donor…

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/09/2026

Russell Vought is upset his ideas are overwhelmingly unpopular, but he won’t stop until he is the evil henchman for all NIH grants. 🧵

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AR Hanlon @arhanlon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I hate how polarized this discussion has become. Writing is obviously not one thing! You don't have to think writing literally *is* thinking to think it's an important way of thinking things through. You don't have to be a Platonist or a denialist about this...

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SUNY - The State University of New York @sunyofficial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Let's get to designing! SUNY students: you can submit a design for a SUNY "I Voted" sticker by Friday, October 9! The winning design will be available at all SUNY polling sites. Submit your design by going to: www.suny.edu/vote/

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This “one big snag” is neither specific to SUNY nor a surprise to anyone who knows anything about community colleges. But never mind the clickbaity “gotcha” headline; read the article, then read on to find out more! transfer.suny.edu/initiative/

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Transfer Initiative - SUNY Transfer Pathways

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Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

From Serena Jampel, one of the writing tutors I worked with at Harvard on the difference between the human tutor and AI and how a writing tutor can help a student find their voice. Lots of wisdom and also this truth: "the more you use it, the more you use it" www.harvardmagazine.com/commentary/h...

And that was another remarkable feature of the Writing Center. Sometimes students would resist my feedback, insisting that their structure would make sense once they added a bit more reasoning. In doing so, they were often pushed to articulate their thinking more clearly, and to affirm their confidence in their position.

An LLM cannot do that, because it does not have its own opinions or thoughts. It is only trained to engage the user: the more you use it, the more you use it. That’s actually the antithesis of writing instruction, which aims to cultivate independent thought.

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m not going to give any spoilers about what @standupforscience.net has cooking for this coming Wednesday (9/30) at 7 pm ET—but I will give homework! hdl.handle.net/1951/89089

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Our National Call to Action

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Dr. John R. Legg @legg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I also am co-editing with @llassabe.bsky.social the book, Degrees of Liberation: Public History, Campus Activism, and the Fight for Educational Justice, under contract with SUNY Press. It examines Native, African American, Latine, and other groups’ activism as public history in higher education.

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The last steps before launching something are always the hardest! But @csvacin.bsky.social and I are measuring a few times before cutting! Will let you know what we’re up to next week. (Actually, it’s two new things, but we need to get notice of the first out to campus governance leaders tonight!)

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SUNY - The State University of New York @sunyofficial.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Always supporting our students❤️‍🩹 During the Basic Needs Summit, the expansion of student support initiatives was announced, which provides students access to food, housing, child care, and transportation. 🔗 www.suny.edu/suny-news/pr...

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Expansion of Student Support Initiatives Announced During Basic Needs Summit

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced, together with SUNY Board of Trustees Chairman Merryl H. Tisch, the expansion of student support initiatives to improve access to food, housing...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.

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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEW: many of us in the policy community have been flagging the Trump Administration’s use of arcane regulatory processes to meet political goals. Today I chat with Dr. Katie Rainwater @aaup.org about new proposed federal regulations for higher education. joshcowen.substack.com/p/regulating...

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Regulating Academic Freedom

A conversation with AAUP’s Katie Rainwater on proposed federal rules to restrict and redefine university research and teaching.

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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Sure is an honor to be part of this terrific, historic @250to250.bsky.social series created by the great @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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SUNY - The State University of New York @sunyofficial.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

aviation flight center, which is the largest collegiate flight school in the northeast region. FSC also offers the only public four-year professional pilot degree program in New York State, with the students learning technical skills and industry knowledge necessary to pursue careers

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Highlights of the Aviation Flight Center at Farmingdale State College

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. today highlighted the Aviation Flight Center at Farmingdale State College, which is the largest collegiate flight school in the northeast. The Professional Pilot...

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SUNY - The State University of New York @sunyofficial.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Celebrating our amazing programs! @sunychancellor.bsky.social and SUNY Trustee Litow, together with officials including Senator Siela A. Bynoe, Senator Monica Martinez, Assemblymember Kwani O’Pharrow, and Assemblymember Clyde Vanel visited @farmingdalesc.bsky.social to highlight the campus'

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SUNY - The State University of New York @sunyofficial.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Look at us go😎 We're so proud of our SUNY colleges and universities for making it on these lists, and many more! Show some love to your SUNY campus in the comments below! 💙

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SUNY - The State University of New York @sunyofficial.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Strengthening our sustainability efforts🌳 The second cohort of SUNY’s Sustainability Faculty Fellows was announced, which will include 12 fellows representing 10 SUNY campuses. They will strengthen curricular programs on climate and sustainability for students and

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Second Cohort of Sustainability Faculty Fellows Announced

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the second cohort of SUNY’s Sustainability Faculty Fellows. The 12 fellows, representing 10 SUNY campuses, will strengthen curricular programs on...

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AAUP @aaup.org · 23/09/2026

"The government’s policy has characterized pro-Palestinian advocacy and speech critical of Israel as antisemitic & 'pro-Hamas,' without acknowledging that the speech it is targeting is lawful and constitutionally protected."

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Report details 'McCarthyite' crackdown on campus speech

A new report contends the Trump administration suppressed pro-Palestinian speech at colleges across the nation.

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SUNY UFS President Bruce Simon @sunyufspresident.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just signed onto @alliancehighered.bsky.social EDGAR public comment on behalf of our Executive Committee.

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University at Buffalo @ubuffalo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#UBTrueBlue pride! 💙 #UBuffalo, a flagship of SUNY, is proud to again be ranked among the top public universities in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report #BestColleges rankings! Read more ▶️ www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/storie...

Aerial view of a university campus in autumn, featuring grey stone buildings with a white clock tower and colorful fall trees. Text on the right reads: "№ 40 Public University in the Nation, 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges."

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SUNY Geneseo @sunygeneseo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

BIG NEWS! SUNY Geneseo has been ranked the #5 Best Public Liberal Arts College in the nation by US News & World Report, marking the first time the College has been ranked nationally by the publication. Read more ⬇️

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SUNY Geneseo Earns Top-Five National Ranking from US News & World Report

SUNY Geneseo has been ranked the #5 Best Public Liberal Arts College in the nation by US News & World Report.

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SUNY New Paltz @sunynewpaltz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

WE ARE AT THE TOP! The latest #USNews rankings for colleges and universities report for 2026 is out now and #SUNYNewPaltz has been recognized for "Best-In-State Value" and much more! ⁠ ⁠ Let's #GoHawks!🧡💙 ⁠ ⁠ *Our Top Rankings! sites.newpaltz.edu/news/2026/09... ⁠ #HudsonValley #CollegeLife⁠

Graphic image of US News rankings report for SUNY New Paltz for 2026

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SUNY - The State University of New York @sunyofficial.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Have an idea that could bring your campus community together? Now's the time to bring your vision to life! SUNY student groups can now apply for Building Bridges grants to launch projects that promote civic engagement, community connections, and collaboration on campus.

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Applications Open for Building Bridges Student Grant Competition

SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the opening of applications for SUNY’s Building Bridges Student Grant Competition. The initiative, now in its second year, provides grant funding to...

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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here I am joining Matt Seybold's American Vandal podcast along with Rutgers' Lauren Goodlad, editor of Critical AI. It was recorded at a gathering Twain scholars. Loved this deep conversation connecting Twain and AI (and Hot Type). www.theamericanvandal.com/p/critical-a...

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Critical AI & The End of Mass Media (Vandal Live @ Elmira College)

with Lauren M.E. Goodlad and Jeff Jarvis

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