Janurary 28, 2025 Update: It's Time to Organize after 24hrs of More Destruction
Recent Executive Orders will harm higher education and the University of Miami. Highlights of latest news and AAUP National's response below. Scroll to the end to see what action you can take today.
Unfolding Story: Federal Grants and Loans Pause Wreaks Havoc
Order to pause federal grants to cause ‘chaos’ and ‘uncertainty’, critics say – live
Internal memo pauses federal funding as White House evaluates how grants comply with Trump’s conservative plans
Alice Herman
NSF Cancels Grant Reviews
Academic Freedom at Florida Public State Universities and Colleges Further Imperiled
AAUP Statement on NIH Funding Suspension
Statement from AAUP President Todd Wolfson on NIH Freeze
Earlier this week, President Trump’s administration hit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with a debilitating freeze to hiring, travel, meetings, and communication. This freeze includes reviewing and approving critical biomedical research on cancer treatment, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and other public health concerns.
Action Item: Commit to Organizing by Attending a National AAUP Training Session
Organize Every Campus
The AAUP is excited to be kicking off a new organizing campaign, Organize Every Campus. As we’ve seen increasing attacks against our right to teach, research, and advocate for higher education as a public good, we also know what we have to do in response: organize with even greater purpose. We ’re starting with workshops run by Jane McAlevey’s Skills to Win program. The program will help hone and develop member and leader organizing skills so that we can stand together, fight back, and build a better future for ourselves, our students, and higher education.
