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“The university is under attack because gender studies is under attack, and if universities don’t stand up to this infringement on academic freedom now, it is not just gender studies that will be lost, but all free and open inquiry.” — Laurie Essig, in a new post for AAUP’s Academe Blog

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academeblog.orgHow the Trump Regime and the Media Killed Gender StudiesBY LAURIE ESSIG On Wednesday, October 1, the Department of Education sent nine universities a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” The document asks universities to comply …

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CtrlTXquilter

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14 Oct 2025

This is the Trump administration saying women don’t matter. I guess I’ll be having another long discussion with my granddaughter.

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14 Oct 2025

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Daniel Vortisto

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14 Oct 2025

The root cause of the attack against gender studies is the US capitalist need of reproducing work force and accumulating capital faster in the US than in China, which is not possible in a liberal order, without capital control. Please join a CP, any CP. FYI: CPUSA is growing.