Academic Labor Unions Are Key to Fighting Trump’s Repressive Higher Ed Agenda
Eleanor J. Bader | 5 December 2024 | Truthout
Two days after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, Todd Wolfson, the newly installed president of the 109-year-old American Association of University Professors, (AAUP) issued a statement committing the organization to the ongoing defense of academic freedom and shared governance.
“While the results of this presidential election are disappointing,” he wrote on the AAUP website, “we remain steadfast in our commitment to our principles and ensuring that future generations of Americans are afforded the opportunity that higher education provides.”…