A powerful call has just gone up on the website of the @aacu.org : “A Call for Constructive Engagement” signed by almost 200 college & university presidents (more sure to join), from community colleges to R1s! #academicsky #edusky @academic-chatter.bsky.social www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c... - ThreadSky

1789jam.bsky.social • 10 days ago

A powerful call has just gone up on the website of the @aacu.org : “A Call for Constructive Engagement” signed by almost 200 college & university presidents (more sure to join), from community colleges to R1s! #academicsky #edusky @academic-chatter.bsky.social https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement

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agingangrily.bsky.social•9 days ago

Glad they are doing this. Wish it was the Unis and Colleges signing and not the president's.

sparklepuffs.bsky.social•9 days ago

@umich.edu your turn to sign!

1789jam.bsky.social•9 days ago

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1789jam.bsky.social•10 days ago

interference now endangering American higher education. We are open to constructive reform & do not oppose legitimate government oversight. However, we must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live, & work on our campuses. We will always seek effective & fair
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1789jam.bsky.social•10 days ago

financial practices, but we must reject the coercive use of public research funding. / America’s system of higher learning is as varied as the goals & dreams of the students it serves. It includes research universities & community colleges; comprehensive universities & liberal arts colleges;
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1789jam.bsky.social•10 days ago

freestanding & multi-site campuses. Some institutions are designed for all students, & others are dedicated to serving particular groups. Yet, American institutions of higher learning have in common the essential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit & what is taught, how, &
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1789jam.bsky.social•10 days ago

by whom. Our colleges & universities share a commitment to serve as centers of open inquiry where, in their pursuit of truth, faculty, students, & staff are free to exchange ideas # opinions across a full range of viewpoints without fear of retribution, censorship, or deportation.
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1789jam.bsky.social•10 days ago

Because of these freedoms, American institutions of higher learning are essential to American prosperity & serve as productive partners with government in promoting the common good. Colleges & universities are engines of opportunity & mobility, anchor institutions that contribute to economic &
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1789jam.bsky.social•10 days ago

cultural vitality regionally & in our local communities. They foster creativity & innovation, provide human resources to meet the fast-changing demands of our dynamic workforce, & are themselves major employers. They nurture the scholarly pursuits that ensure America’s leadership in research,
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4legsrgood.bsky.social•10 days ago

This is great. Strength in numbers is always a good thing.

1789jam.bsky.social•10 days ago

Please help get the word out. Hoping that the press covers this, including local press.

4legsrgood.bsky.social•10 days ago

I will do my best!

chemborg.bsky.social•9 days ago

So how do you 'constructively engage' with fascists?

penman1961.bsky.social•10 days ago

Did Ctrl-F for "fuck" and "off" and was disappointed

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