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News from AAUP-FM

• SC college professors worried about ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ backlash, survey shows
  A recent survey of South Carolina higher education faculty showed that many are concerned and dissatisfied with the recent political attacks on tenure, hiring, and curricula. More about the surveyContinue reading “SC college professors worried about ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ backlash, survey shows”
• Carter Comments on Supreme Court Ruling
  In a recent op-ed, President Carter takes issue with the Supreme Court’s ban on race-based preferential treatment in college admissions. Indicating that FMU will not change its practices, he writes,Continue reading “Carter Comments on Supreme Court Ruling”
• President’s Message
  Greetings AAUP-FM Members, The AAUP-FM has been busy with legislation in the Assembly via the AAUP-SC, the Fall and Spring Fora, issues concerning salary, equity for contingent faculty, the futureContinue reading “President’s Message”

News from AAUP National

• EO on Accreditation Opens the Door for Rampant Corruption and Political Interference
• Harvard AAUP and National AAUP Sue Trump Administration to Block Unlawful Funding Cuts
• AAUP Briefs Defend an Independent Legal System, Reject Ideological Deportations
• 2024–25 AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey Results
• Attack on NEH Is Another Authoritarian Move

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