A basic red line for defending academic freedom would be not turning over faculty data because they signed an open letter. - ThreadSky

donmoyn.bsky.social • 1 day ago

A basic red line for defending academic freedom would be not turning over faculty data because they signed an open letter.

Reposted from Nathan Kalman-Lamb

The University of California is actively cooperating with the government witch hunt against some 850 faculty members.

cucfa.org/2025/04/cucf...

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turnerjoy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Seems to include the “we won’t share this info and it won’t effect your job” part of the application

michied.bsky.social•1 day ago

University leadership has long been about the money and not the mission. The continued betrayal of their faculty and students is hardly surprising and very disheartening. I guess they need be thrown out with the other fascists.

mjwatts1983.bsky.social•1 day ago

They should have read Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny

1. Do not obey in advance

feemus.bsky.social•1 day ago

I thought I was cynical, but I am genuinely shocked that UC is doing this.

jonathanaldrich.bsky.social•1 day ago

I agree, but it's a subpoena. Would they have any legal basis to fight it?

ogmcduck.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not if they don't try

mskanin.bsky.social•1 day ago

darn

noahhunter.bsky.social•1 day ago

Feels like something Gavin Newsom might be able to prevent.

anger3dtabby88.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just need him to cancel whatever guest spot on some right-wing podcast he had scheduled in order to NOT do that and finish killing his career & presidential ambitions.

finnis.bsky.social•1 day ago

Like I said, swerve this shithole.

tak135.bsky.social•1 day ago

Am I understanding correctly that the profs who were contacted were those who signed a petition expressing concern about *antisemitism*? And that the purpose of obtaining their info and contacting them was to encourage them to snitch against their colleagues?

jonatkins.bsky.social•1 day ago

Two letters, and that was one of them. Maybe to snitch or maybe to collect examples to build claim of antisemitism to justify pulling funding. Either way not good.

donlinn.bsky.social•1 day ago

You would think, right?

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