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On the day FL governor DeSantis is to announce his bid for president, the AAUP has released a preliminary report on the impact of his unparalleled ideologically driven assault on higher education in the state.
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In January, after a number of alarming events in Florida, the AAUP established a special committee to review the apparent pattern of politically, racially, & ideologically motivated attacks on public higher education in the state.

aaup.org/news/special-c…

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After interviewing dozens of faculty members at multiple public colleges & universities in the state, our preliminary report concludes that #academicfreedom, tenure, & shared governance in FL’s public higher ed system are indeed under attack.

aaup.org/news/florida-h…

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Still watching what's going on @ NEW COLLEGE of Florida? Next board meeting is today at 2pm. What will DeSantis allies installed atop the college do next? Faculty & students unsure what will come for tenure, academic courses.
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2. Among other issues... trustees today will vote on tenure for 5 faculty who have already been approved by every academic body. Interim president Corcoran has directed them to deny or defer-- an unusual directive that hints at political motives tampabay.com/news/education…
3. These faculty were previously directed to drop out of applying for tenure, with the threat that they'd be denied if they didn't. This is all clearly undermining the integrity of academic freedom, perhaps as is intended. Our full statement @PENamerica
pen.org/press-release/…
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Trans and #LGBTQ #gamedevelopment students are under attack at Florida public colleges and universities as we speak from DeSantis' alt right censorship.

Every #gamedev can actually do something to help real people RIGHT NOW

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1) Donate to the #SaveNewCollege fund and help us raise money for a legal defense against DeSantis' 'hostile takeover' of the most LGBTQ friendly campus in the state.

gofundme.com/f/SaveNewColle…
DeSantis wants to destroy New College and transform it into a private Christian school like Hillsdale College.

They are threatening to fire the faculty, plan on violating the students' right to free speech and scaring away LGBTQ students.

wapo.st/3Yg6zAz
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Thank you for you support in getting the word out about New College of Florida, @majorityfm!

We are battling an alt right misinformation campaign about the college and need your help to get the truth out there.

Warning, THREAD coming on:

#SaveNewCollege

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Founded in 1960, New College of Florida leads all public universities in the U.S. for the % of students that go on to earn PhDs.

It's the #5 PUBLIC liberal arts college in the U.S. (#1 that's not U.S. military affiliated), U.S. News World & Report
Novo Collegians account for 25% of all Florida's Fulbright winners.

Students have received 86 Fulbright fellowships, with 34 of those in the last five years. Students have also won Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships, two of the most competitive postgraduate awards in the country
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Alt right think tank the Manhattan Institute's Plan to Violate New College of Florida students' 1st Amendment Rights.

They're actually announcing this to the world.

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#Retweet #savenewcollege

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From their blog post linked above:

"When a 'controversial' speaker from the right comes, do not allow threats of protest to force cancelation under any circumstances. Instead, hire overwhelming security for the event...
" ... You will have plenty of money as a result of firing the DEI bureaucracy. There should be only one rule on attending the events — no masks. Other than that, you want the protesters to come, and you want them to protest...
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