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Three years ago @drkakali.bsky.social and I edited “Civility, Free Speech, and Academic Freedom in Higher Education Faculty on the Margins.” We are entering a period when these essays will be relevant again. Pls see the description and TOC below. www.routledge.com/Civility-Fre...

“The new study “gets at things that are hard to measure, which is the climate in academia,” says Donna Ginther, an economist at the University of Kansas who studies the academic workforce. “It speaks to the subtle experiences of women not feeling like they belong.”

200+ Cornell faculty write an open letter and point out that by “structural” violence, we mean that this incident is not a one-off problem, but rather indicative of an epidemic at Cornell.”

“How much more data do we need before universities and colleges begin to seriously explore banning fraternities altogether?”

As rape and sexual assaults on college campuses keep happening, Gender Studies programs are under attack and are being shut down all over the country. This connection (or a severe disservice and dissonance) is certainly not being overlooked by many of us.

Cornell, gender based violence and those who protect and promote toxic masculinity and misogyny.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/s...

Longlist for the National Book Award for Non-Fiction - 2026

Administrators treat their universities like businesses — that’s why they’re failing.

Meet the white supremacist Nathan Cofnas who led the smear campaign - public lynching against Jason Arday. Cofnas claims, “After the revolution I'll be the Head of Eugenics & Race Science at Harvard." m.youtube.com/shorts/ThywL...

The list of white plagiarists and their consequences.

The warning was given but ignored.

“To survive institutions, we need to transform them. But we still need to survive the institutions we are trying to transform.” - Sara Ahmed Honoring Jason Arday - another life lost trying to transform the institution. (May 9, 1985 - 14 August 2026)

FYI

“Emphasizing that he presents a clear and present danger to our country and to the world,” the letter concludes, “it is our expert opinion that Donald J. Trump is mentally unfit to be the President of the United States . . . “

The ruling declared the actions terminating the grants in April 2025, the largest mass termination of previously awarded grants in the history of the NEH, were “in violation of the First Amendment,in violation of the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment, and without statutory authority.

This is not the first time the Trump administration has ousted federal science advisors en masse.Last year, the administration fired all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which played a critical part in US vaccine policy,and eliminated 14 advisory committees at the NSF.

Just a reminder about the 14th Amendment and one’s constitutional protection if they are born in the United States.

“The ruling takes effect at Florida’s 12 state-governed universities in August. They will still be able to offer the course, but are prohibited from including it as a required general education class that fulfils a graduation obligation.”

“Liz Bettini, the other faculty member whose flag was removed, told The Daily Free Press, “I find it dispiriting that a symbol that is intended to signal to everybody that they’re welcome is being treated the same way as symbols of hate.”

“I ​cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war ⁠in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to ​our nation, and it is clear that we started this ​war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful lobby," Joseph Kent wrote in a letter to Trump posted on X.”

“In a letter to leaders of the union representing PSU faculty, the PSU American Association of University Professors or PSU-AAUP, Cudd identified 19 academic departments that could see reductions.”

Omar El Akkad in “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.”

Now comes the warnings to Americans about safety risk about being in these following countries. How exactly will they get out?

What a time to re-read! And I hope this time is near.

Another illegal war.

The beginnings of massive chaos.

FYI: No congressional approval for these “more U.S. military deaths.

“Trump, who initiated this attack with Israel without seeking congressional authorization (as the Constitution requires), clearly engaged in little, if any, preparation for what comes following this “massive” operation, as he termed it.”

Tread with great caution if you want to visit U.S.

Finally!

Neary created the pattern that has now become the well-known "Melt the ICE" hat, a red beanie-shaped cap topped with a braided tassel. Since making the pattern available for $5, the shop has raised nearly $400,000, Mashaal said Friday.

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

Ilhan Omar attacked during a Town Hall.

“Meanwhile, workers told Truthout that those federal agents have intimidated hospital staff and disregarded federal law, medical best practices, and hospital policies, often with limited pushback from hospital administrators.”

This will bring the fascists down! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Sworn affidavit from a witness who saw the murder of Alex Pretti!

“This is authoritarianism.” — Governor Gavin Newsom

So now a man in Minneapolis is fatally shot for witnessing and recording. This is where we are. #NewFootage

It’s becoming a killing field out there. www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

Leaked information about Trump invoking the Insurrection Act in MN!