Prof in anthropology, Indigenous Studies, museum studies, health & environmental humanities. @aaup member, supporting #academicfreedom. Speaking for myself.
Austin, TX
Joined May 2011
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Our AAUP chapter has partnered with CAIR, and we deplore these false allegations.
Gov. Abbott orders criminal investigations into CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood dallasnews.com/news/faith/20…
AAUP at UT Austin Stands in Solidarity with Faculty At Texas A&M Institutions #DefendAcademicFreedom #HigherEducation
aaup-utaustin.org/2025/11/11…
AAUP at UT Austin Press Release on Trump's Compact aaup-utaustin.org/2025/10/28…
UT-Austin considering offer to adopt Trump priorities for funding advantages; AAUP chapter opposes texastribune.org/2025/10/02/… via @TexasTribune
It’s been a bad week for academic freedom.
Op Ed by President of AAUP chapter at UT Austin. Let teachers teach, let students learn. #AcademicFreedom #DefendHigherEd
Save State Department International Exchange Programs votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAAA…
“It’s sad and pathetic...because it represents the domination of one set of values, which is money, over the values that we say that we are pursuing in our lives as faculty members, as educators and as researchers.”
I'm an alum who completely agrees. insidehighered.com/news/busi…
Pauline Strong retweeted
✴️Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in TX: When the Waters Rose, So Did Mexico. Where Is Our Humanity? by A. Valenzuela
They arrived last Saturday in the early morning hours—not as invaders, but as lifelines. Not to take, but to give”
Important read. texasedequity.blogspot.com/2…
First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages nytimes.com/2025/06/17/us/kl… via @NYTimes
The Executive Committee of the AAUP chapter at UT Austin wrote Interim President Davis to protest his decision to name a sole finalist for Provost prior to convening a consultative committee of faculty and other stakeholders. #SharedGovernance aauputaustin.wordpress.com/w…
Our country should be a place where everyone has an opportunity to thrive and where a middle-class job is a reality, not just an aspiration. Tell Congress to stop cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and programs we need! actionnetwork.org/letters/re… @AFTUnion
Pauline Strong retweeted
@aaup_utAustin President Pauline Strong: “Far from the false stereotype of woke professors this bill seeks to address, faculty are responsible, hardworking citizens dedicated to the advancement of our students…and our state.” ✊
statesman.com/story/news/sta… via @statesman
“Faculty are not getting away with teaching that is shoddy, out-of-date, or ideologically narrow,” Strong said. “Our colleagues, administrators and students make sure of that.”
A Texas House panel closed registration to testify on SB 37 less than half an hour after a hearing on the bill started, leaving dozens of students and professors unable to testify against a bill they fear could limit the free exchange of ideas on campuses. bit.ly/3SDwFMx
Pauline Strong retweeted
A Texas House panel closed registration to testify on SB 37 less than half an hour after a hearing on the bill started, leaving dozens of students and professors unable to testify against a bill they fear could limit the free exchange of ideas on campuses. bit.ly/3SDwFMx
The NIH Is Requiring Grantees to Follow Trump's Anti-Trans Executive Order chronicle.com/article/the-ni…
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of NSF research grant awards, a rapid response bridge funding program! spencer.org/grant_types/rapi…
Read how our members testified on Texas Senate Bill 37 and why it would be disastrous for higher education statesman.com/story/news/edu… via @statesman
Profs say SB 37 would be disastrous for higher ed. Profs from disciplines such as medicine, history, social work, music & art testified that SB 37 wld restrict their ability to address topics such as diversity, racial disparities or history
statesman.com/story/news/edu… via @statesman
Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education -- Native American Rights Fund files suit thenation.com/article/societ…