🧵 You might have seen a post urging you to donate to Harvard, a wealthy university that needs no financial reward for doing the bare minimum. Instead, I'd like to tell you about some organizations that are working to protect academic freedom and at-risk scholars and deserve your support 1 - ThreadSky

medievaliste.bsky.social • 35 days ago

🧵 You might have seen a post urging you to donate to Harvard, a wealthy university that needs no financial reward for doing the bare minimum.

Instead, I'd like to tell you about some organizations that are working to protect academic freedom and at-risk scholars and deserve your support

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medievaliste.bsky.social•35 days ago

The American Association of University Professors works to advance academic freedom and faculty's role in university governance. In March, @aaup.bsky.social sued the federal government to block deportations of faculty and students on the basis of protected speech.

Find out more and donate ⤵️

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medievaliste.bsky.social•35 days ago

The AAUP is co-organizing a national Day of Action for Higher Ed THIS THURSDAY April 17 with teach-ins, panel discussions, rallies, poster-making, and other creative actions planned at dozens of colleges across all fifty states.

Find out more below or by following @actioninhighered.bsky.social

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medievaliste.bsky.social•35 days ago

Scholars at Risk promotes academic freedom and works to protect scholars who are experiencing serious threats to their personal safety, and/or who live and work in war zones. SAR both monitors threats to academic freedom and arranges sanctuary for scholars in jeopardy.

Learn more or donate ⤵️

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medievaliste.bsky.social•35 days ago

Higher Ed Labor United @higheredlabor.bsky.social aims to bring together workers across the higher education sector, including not only faculty (tenure-eligible as well as contingent), but also students, postdocs, healthcare workers, and staff.

Find out more, join a chapter, or donate ⤵️

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medievaliste.bsky.social•35 days ago

Founded during the rise of the Nazis, the Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA) is a British organization similar to the Scholars At-Risk Network. CARA's mission is to assist scholars in jeopardy either in finding sanctuary abroad or in continuing their work at home.

🔗 Learn more or donate

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medievaliste.bsky.social•35 days ago

Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education is an advocacy organization that aims to lower the cost of college and ensure fairness in hiring, compensation, & retention for professors. SNDHE has even called on professional orgs like AHA to take action to protect higher ed

Learn more or donate ⤵️

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