University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 22hAre you registered to vote? There's a very easy way to find out. Take a minute to make sure your information is current. www.in.gov/sos/election... 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There’s still time to join today’s training + learn how to make your voice heard during legislation. Find opportunities to testify, prepare effective testimony, navigate committees, & communicate with lawmakers. 9/30 4:30–5:30 p.m. @ Monroe Co. Public Library + us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...us06web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: UARJ Training, Part II: Engaging in the Legislative Process. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: UARJ Training, Part II: Engaging in the Legislative Process. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. 010
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A higher-ed bright spot to end the week: www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi... Federal data shows that 42 of 101 HBCUs increased enrollment 2019-2024. Howard University grew by 50% during that period, Morgan State by 42%, Virginia State by 27%, and Elizabeth City State by 23%.insidehighered.comMany HBCUs Thrive as Others Struggle to Enroll StudentsThe enrollment growth has been accompanied by growing pains, leaders say, as they figure out how to house, feed and teach more students. 010
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#ICYMI: How Policy Becomes Practice training: how ideas move from advocacy & policymaking into legislation, implementation, and the policies that ultimately shape our campuses. youtu.be/SPmATm-TdUU NEXT UP: Learn How to Testify at the Statehouse September 30 bit.ly/3UkhSKTyoutu.beTraining 1: Advocating for Higher Ed at the StatehouseYouTube video by University Alliance for Racial Justice 012
Reposted by University Alliance for Racial JusticeIndiana Conference of the AAUP @inaaup.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The semester is well underway, and our September Newsletter is here! Whether you're already active in your local chapter or looking for a place to start, there's something here for you. Read and share it with a colleague who should be part of the conversation: inaaupnews.org/september-20... 011
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026No single professor can change an institution alone. No student can undo every inequity. No one organization can respond to every policy, barrier, or moment that demands attention. But meaningful change has never required one person to do everything. What is one thing you can do this week? 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Faculty-Focused Reminder! There’s still time to join the University Alliance for Racial Justice tomorrow, September 16, from 4:00–5:00 p.m. for a hybrid training examining how political ideas become legislation—and how legislation becomes university policy. 🔗 www.uarj.org/trainings 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Join us tomorrow, September 16, from 4:00–5:00 p.m. for a free hybrid training on how ideas move from think tanks and political movements to legislation, and ultimately into the policies governing Indiana colleges and universities. www.uarj.org/trainings 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We've seen attempts around the country to restrict teaching about race & gender, so let's talk about it: What role should faculty & students have when university leaders respond to political demands about teaching, curriculum, & institutional policy? www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...insidehighered.comFaculty Should Lead in Responding to Compact 2.0 (opinion)No university should respond to Secretary McMahon’s letter without significant faculty involvement. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Higher ed doesn't exist apart from democracy. It helps shape who has access to opportunity, whose knowledge is valued, whose voices are heard, & who is prepared to participate fully in public life. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on. 001
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We have launched new training opportunities for faculty, staff, students, & community members to build knowledge & practical skills needed to engage in Indiana higher ed policy. 9/16 | Understanding How Policy Becomes Campus Reality 9/30 | How to Testify at the Indiana Statehouse uarj.org/trainingsbit.lyWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: UARJ Training, Part I: Advocating for Higher Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: UARJ Training, Part I: Advocating for Higher Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. 032
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Recruitment is not retention. In a new AAUP Blog, Sydney Freeman Jr. asks: Who will protect faculty of color? Are institutions just interested in hiring faculty of color, or are they willing to create the conditions for them to thrive? academeblog.org/2026/08/21/w...academeblog.orgWho Will Protect Faculty of Color?BY SYDNEY FREEMAN JR. Too many scholars of color are leaving the academy, and too few higher education organizations, faculty senates, and faculty advocates are doing tangible work to combat this. … 012
Reposted by University Alliance for Racial JusticeIndiana Conference of the AAUP @inaaup.bsky.social · 21/08/2026If you’ve been wondering what’s happening across Indiana’s campuses, we’ve put together a back-to-campus guide with steps every faculty member can take. This year is beginning amid continued changes to higher ed & faculty shouldn’t have to navigate them alone. inaaup.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/b...inaaup.wordpress.comBack to Campus, Ready to Organize: A Faculty Guide for the 2026–27 Academic YearA new academic year always begins with a familiar rush: new students, new schedules, revised syllabi, committee meetings, overflowing inboxes, and the optimistic fiction that this will be the semes… 012
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Throwback to 2015, when Mizzou students forced a national conversation about race on campus. Following racist incidents and longstanding concerns about the university's response to racism, Black students organized protests demanding institutional accountability. www.pbs.org/newshour/cla...pbs.orgStudent protests result in university president’s resignationUniversity of Missouri President Tim Wolfe announced his resignation Monday amid protests over the university’s handling of racial discrimination and slurs on campus. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 18/08/20264 profs & AAUP have sued Texas A&M over policies restricting instruction related to race, gender, sexual orientation & gender identity. The restrictions violate faculty 1st Amendment & are so vague that profs can't reliably determine what they may teach w/o risk. www.chronicle.com/article/what...chronicle.com‘What Are We Even Doing Here?': New Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Race and Gender Topics at Texas A&MPlaintiffs included four faculty members whose courses were canceled or not offered. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 17/08/2026When efforts to teach about race, inequality, gender, & human rights are dismissed as divisive, we must remember: we cannot overcome prejudices we are unwilling to examine. Education isn't just for preparing us for careers; it prepares us to understand & build something better together. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 14/08/2026In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court sharply restricted the consideration of race in college admissions. Policy change happens through: 🔴 Court decisions 🔴 Agency guidance 🔴 Investigations 🔴 Funding conditions 🔴 Accreditation standards 🔴 University compliance decisions www.reuters.com/legal/govern...reuters.comUS scrutinizes more schools over admissions practices, diversity and pro-Palestinian protestsPresident Donald Trump's administration targeted more universities over issues like race and diversity in admissions and pro-Palestinian protests, marking the federal government's latest crackdown ag... 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Last week, the American Bar Association remained divided over whether to eliminate a diversity requirement for accredited law schools amid pressure from the federal government. Accreditation is one of the quiet pieces of infrastructure holding higher ed together. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...reuters.comAmerican Bar Association splits on plan to scrap DEI rule for law schoolsA plan to eliminate the American Bar Association’s longstanding diversity, inclusion and equity requirement for law schools hit a snag Tuesday when the organization’s policy-making body rejected the c... 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 11/08/2026As campuses prepare for the academic year, we’re witnessing a growing national struggle over who has the authority to determine what belongs in a classroom. This week, we’ll be sharing several stories that make that question impossible to ignore. #MotivationMonday #highereducationmatters 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Facing injustice requires more than acknowledging that inequity exists. It requires naming the history, policies, & distributions of power that continue to produce it. This week, let's have the courage to face what needs to be changed and the discipline to keep working when change isn't easy. 001
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Flashback to when Cloaking Inequity reflected on student voice, campus leadership, free expression, & the role of student journalism in university life. Healthy universities do not treat student voice as a risk to be managed. cloakinginequity.com/2025/10/22/a...cloakinginequity.comA Presidency of Fear and Control: How a University Lost Its Moral CompassWhen I was in high school, I served as editor and associate editor of our newspaper, The Acadia. We were a small but mighty team, but we believed deeply in the power of student journalism. We worke… 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Last week’s 11th Circuit ruling to strike down the higher education provisions of FL’s Stop WOKE Act is a step forward. This law sought to restrict how faculty at public institutions could teach about race, gender, racism, and systemic inequity. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...insidehighered.comHow the Stop WOKE Act Ruling Strengthened Academic FreedomA conversation with Tim Cain, an academic freedom expert and professor of higher education at the University of Georgia. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 15/07/2026New data shows major research universities accepted 15% fewer Ph.D. applicants for 2026 compared to 2025. International apps to Ph.D. programs declined by 21%. This is a warning sign that the pathway into advanced research is becoming less stable & accessible. www.sfexaminer.com/decline-of-p...sfexaminer.comDecline of Ph.D. admissions could imperil a 'generation of new talent'Data from prestigious U.S. research universities reveals a 15% drop in Ph.D. program admissions, impacting future scientific workforce and innovation. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Convos about educational inequity focus on what students, families, or communities are presumed to lack. But lasting change begins by asking: What barriers have institutions created, maintained, or overlooked? We believe higher education is strongest when it confronts systemic barriers. #motivation 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Racist costume parties are in poor taste & symptoms of campus cultures where racial harm is too often minimized, misunderstood, or treated as a public relations problem. Higher ed must do more than condemn racist incidents after the fact. theconversation.com/ive-been-stu...theconversation.comI’ve been studying racist costume parties for a decade, and colleges are failing at educating the students about why they’re wrongA series of racist costume parties at Bowdoin shows the contradiction colleges have to navigate – encouraging open, reasoned debate, while creating a safe campus for all students. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 09/07/2026What gets studied now can become law later. Indiana lawmakers are beginning to outline summer study topics that could have real consequences for higher education, racial justice, civil rights, academic freedom, and campus communities. Be ready to engage. fox59.com/indianapolit...fox59.comIndiana state lawmakers outline topics that could be focused on during 2027 legislative sessionINDIANAPOLIS — Following the 2026 session of the Indiana General Assembly, Indiana state lawmakers are already looking ahead to the 2027 session after leadership assigned topics for the lawma… 010
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A federal appeals court ruled that key parts of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act violate the First Amendment. This is a meaningful win for academic freedom, race-conscious teaching, and honest classroom inquiry. Read more: www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t... #AcademicFreedom #RacialJustice #HigherEd 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Civil rights protections are only as strong as our collective willingness to defend & expand them. ACLU is hosting a town hall on recent Supreme Court rulings in landmark civil rights cases, including its birthright citizenship case, and what these decisions mean. www.youtube.com/live/Bd6bqyD...youtube.comSupreme Court End-of-Term Debrief: Voting Rights, Citizenship, and Presidential Power | ACLUYouTube video by ACLU 020
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Race-conscious higher education is not about abstraction. It is about honesty, language, priorities, and material change. As Professor Eric R. Felix, Ph.D. reminds us, race-consciousness requires institutions to acknowledge equity cannot be race-neutral in systems that have never been race-neutral. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This NPR story on First Amendment settlements after firings over social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death is about more than one public figure or one set of posts. It is about power: who gets protected, who gets punished, and whose speech is treated as a threat. www.npr.org/2026/06/23/n...npr.orgSome who lost jobs over Charlie Kirk posts get big payouts for First Amendment retaliationWhile workers, who were employees in government or public institutions, feel vindicated by how their lawsuits concluded, they are still grappling with the aftermath. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The advocacy community mourns the passing of our friend, Mark Russel. Respected writer, public servant, and community leader whose work connected education, racial justice, family stability, housing, public policy, and community power. 000
Reposted by University Alliance for Racial JusticeIndiana Conference of the AAUP @inaaup.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Indiana AAUP condemns Indiana University’s termination of Lecturer Jessica Adams from the IU School of Social Work. This case raises urgent concerns about academic freedom, due process, political interference, and more. Read our full statement: inaaup.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/i...inaaup.wordpress.comIndiana AAUP Denounces IU’s Termination of Lecturer Jessica Adams, Calls for Immediate ReviewThe Indiana Conference of the American Association of University Professors condemns Indiana University’s decision to terminate Jessica Adams from her position as a Lecturer in the Indiana Universi… 054
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Universities should be places where people can bring the fullness of their histories, identities, questions, and experiences into shared spaces of learning. Not because diversity is a slogan, but because our differences help us see more clearly, ask better questions, and imagine more just futures. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Thank you to the Indiana Capital Chronicle for covering Jessica Adams’ fight to keep teaching at IU-Bloomington. We continue to call on Indiana University to restore her position and protect faculty from retaliation for legitimate teaching and scholarship. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/11/i...indianacapitalchronicle.comIU lecturer disciplined for 'white supremacy' lesson fights for job • Indiana Capital ChronicleAn Indiana University social work lecturer sanctioned for allegedly violating Indiana's "intellectual diversity" law says filing an appeal 021
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 11/06/2026This @aaup.org piece on Yoel Fink’s Sakharov Prize address is a powerful reminder: academic freedom is a human rights commitment. When scholars are targeted, institutional silence is not neutrality. It is abandonment. academeblog.org/2026/05/28/s... #AcademicFreedom #HumanRights #HigherEd #UARJ 010
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 10/06/2026UARJ condemns Indiana University’s termination of Lecturer Jessica Adams. Teaching about white supremacy, social justice, and structural inequity is not misconduct. In social work, it is essential education. Full statement: open.substack.com/pub/uarj/p/u... 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 09/06/2026We stand with IMAN, local faith leaders, community orgs, & Hoosiers of conscience in calling for a strong & visible response to religious hatred & intolerance. Join the call to action at the Indiana Statehouse this Thursday, June 11, 12–1 PM. Everyone is welcome! secure.ngpvan.com/E365iqr_eU6d... 021
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Calls for “equality” are most comfortable when they ask for access upward to the rooms, ranks, institutions, and privileges already defined by those with power. Racial justice asks a deeper question: equality on whose terms? For higher ed, it goes beyond representation within existing hierarchies. 010
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The fight over higher education is moving from individual campuses to the federal rulebook. AP reports the admin is proposing nationwide changes affecting accreditation, DEI-related policies, grant funding, and civil rights enforcement across thousands of institutions. abcnews.com/US/wireStory... 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Scholars are being pushed out of leadership opportunities because of their public advocacy. Susan Ostermann, assoc. prof of global affairs at Notre Dame, declined the directorship of the Liu Institute for Asia & Asian Studies after backlash over her advocacy. www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2026...ndsmcobserver.comSusan Ostermann resigns as director of Liu Institute after backlash over abortion advocacyProfessor Susan Ostermann had received mounting criticism over her advocacy for abortion access. 020
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 03/06/2026When universities talk about “public trust” but avoid naming political censorship, the story is incomplete. Academic Freedom on the Line challenges higher ed leaders to confront attacks on academic freedom directly, not hide them behind reputation management. open.substack.com/pub/academic... 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Attacks on DEI are not new or neutral and the pattern remains: deny inequity, delegitimize the remedy, and frame exclusion as common sense. When DEI is dismantled in higher ed, students, faculty, staff, and communities already fighting for access and representation feel the harm first. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The work of advancing racial justice, protecting academic freedom, strengthening public education, and creating more equitable campuses is often slow. It can be frustrating. It can be imperfect. But lasting change requires persistence. #motivationmonday #highereducation #racialjustice 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Timothy Burke captures a dynamic many educators and scholars know well: the burden of teaching, researching, and speaking honestly about racial inequality is too often shifted onto individuals: open.substack.com/pub/timothyb...open.substack.comAcademia: What It Feels Like To Be a LiabilityIn The 21st Century University, You'll Always Walk Alone 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 11/05/2026In a time when public education is pressured to soften, distort, or avoid honest teaching about race, history, colonialism, antisemitism, white supremacy, democracy, and state violence, we must be clear: academic freedom does not require false balance. 010
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This article names what faculty are already feeling: SEA 202 complaints, sanctions, classroom monitoring, & fear about what can be safely taught. Heather Akou, UARJ cofounder, warns IU’s anonymous complaint process goes beyond the law’s requirements. www.purdueexponent.org/city_state/p...purdueexponent.orgIndiana’s ‘intellectual diversity’ mandate impacts higher-ed instructionRecent changes in Indiana law have affected higher education throughout the state. This article was written by The Indiana Citizen and re-published by The Exponent as part of a joint project. 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Today is Primary Election Day in Indiana! @mirrorindy.org's 2026 Election Zine is a clear, community-centered resource that explains what to expect at the polls, what rights voters have, which local offices may appear on the ballot, & more: mirrorindy.org/wp-content/u... 000
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Tomorrow is Primary Election Day in Indiana & every vote carries equal weight regardless of race, wealth, title, zip code, or proximity to power. Democracy requires participation, protection, and the courage to challenge systems that silence us. #IndianaVotes #RacialJustice #HigherEd 010
University Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 01/05/2026We’re excited to share that UARJ now has a home base! We've been building as a coalition since 2022 and it's time to take it to the next level! We have officially launched our website: uarj.org to serve as a central space for our research, writing, and work on racial justice in higher education. 020
Reposted by University Alliance for Racial JusticeUniversity Alliance for Racial Justice @uarj.bsky.social · 30/04/2026A new analysis of IU, commissioned by the @iubaaup.bsky.social, suggests recent program + job cuts may not be driven by financial necessity. Report shows unrestricted cash grew from $1.4B in 2015 to nearly $2.3B, How are resources being allocated? 🔗 Read more: www.indystar.com/.../study-fi...indystar.com 022