Category: Campus News

Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Arrests of Campus Protesters

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The plaintiffs are: American Association of University Professors (AAUP), American Association of University Professors-Harvard University Faculty Chapter, American Association of University Professors at New York University, Rutgers American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers and Middle East Studies Association.

 This the WORD posting is by Gregg W. Morris, Editor, Publisher the WORD who hopes the lawsuit galvanizes other higher ed institutions to stand their ground.

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Students Need to Be Aware of a Never Ending Scourge: Phishing – Article by Tony Ayala

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Phishing, a pox ever there was one. Hunter’s Internet Computer Instructional Information (ICIT) early in the semester that has recently ended, notified the campus of the digital menace: “We are currently witnessing an uptick in the number of phishing incidents asking staff and students to validate accounts, and share personal information. We hope that all staff and students will review this information and the awareness courses recommended in last weeks emails.”

Stay alert,” according to the warning, “for unexpected messages requesting personal information. Refrain from sharing personal or sensitive information like bank account numbers, social security numbers, or student IDs, with unfamiliar sources.” – Article by Tony Ayala.

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“Unhinged!”

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Chen Pan, 22, a sophomore who hasn’t declared a major yet, said in an interview about students’ pressing issues this semester, that one of his instructors was “unhinged.” Abby Guastella, 19, a sophomore who hasn’t decided on a major yet, described her worries about her classes, saying  “I have so many stresses of college for one.” Lamont Jackson, a 26-year-old media studies major with a concentration in journalism, said he had one clear pressing issue: “I want to raise awareness about Christian persecution.” – Article by Tony Ayala.

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The First Day of Classes 2024 Fall Semester at Hunter College/CUNY: Bada Bing, Bada Boom -  Part 1

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The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) came under fire this month after it declared academic boycotts to be “legitimate tactical responses” and “not in themselves violations of academic freedom,” which was a reversal of its previous and longstanding position on the issue. Many have condemned this decision as a threat to academic freedom and a furtherance of the harmful politicization in higher education.
Some AFA members have written and spoken out in response, including Joshua Katz, who wrote in City Journal that the decision adds “fuel to the fire” of ongoing campus tumult, and Cary Nelson, a past president of the AAUP, who wrote in The Chronicle of Higher Education that it is an abandonment of academic freedom that violates the AAUP’s own stated values.
Linked here is a petition related to the AAUP’s new position that many of our members have shared with us and several have already signed. We are sharing it with you in case you are interested in adding your name
– Gregg W. Morris

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