"That #HigherEd came to value voices and worldviews beyond those of elite, white males wasn’t “caused by a bunch of out-of-control, rampaging, wackadoodle professors. It’s the product of really good arguments.” #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social @isaackamola.bsky.social

Yale had made one offer, seen it rejected, and made another, “essentially bargaining against itself.” #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aaupyale.org @akapczynski.bsky.social

“'We told you so,' is not a claim of victory. It’s an urgent appeal that, this time, the people responsible will listen and act." #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social @csuaaup.bsky.social

"Now comes the harder work...restoring meaningful shared governance...and rebuilding the university around the people whose labor, knowledge, relationships, and collective struggle actually keep it alive." #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social @csuaaup.bsky.social

“I thought we were past the point of statements, right? We don’t just make statements, we need action.” #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aaupyale.org @akapczynski.bsky.social

Let's get this party started.

#DefendHigherEd Starter Pack:

CCU invites interested parties to provide feedback on the new draft standards by Oct. 12. Defeating the attack on independent accreditation will take all of us pushing back. Faculty senates & AAUP chapters should consider issuing statements & asking administrations to do the same.

#defendhighered

"Yale’s leaders are losing their quest to force this university to give in to an autocrat." #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @aaupyale.org @gregggonsalves.bsky.social

"It is nonsensical to contend that advocates for one or another account of a university’s mission can themselves be neutral." #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @aaupyale.org

“You can’t be lecturing us about democracy and refuse to even take meetings with faculty.” #DefendHigherEd @aaup.org @aaupyale.org