New Article: Uniting Higher Ed To Protect Science, Education – and Democracy
Posted by Philadelphia Citizen on August 19, 2025
A longtime university president, Elaine Maimon, calls on Pennsylvania colleges to follow the lead of UCLA and the Big Ten by joining together to fight attacks on higher ed. She was one of 800 participants in a webinar sponsored by UCLA faculty members, “Save Our Science,” an informational session on how to assess and respond to the massive cuts in California science funding. The grassroots organizers, scientists and faculty members, are establishing a pooled fund to support research and higher ed in the state. Amy Reid, Senior Manager for PEN America’s Freedom to Learn program, who participated in the webinar’s well attended first day, recommended that I tune in because she thought it might cheer me up.
During the webinar, several participants suggested cooperation with the unified action of the Big Ten universities. The faculty senate at Rutgers University began this initiative on April 6, creating “a mutual defense compact,” with the aim of uniting the Big Ten’s 18 universities to combat President Trump’s war on higher education. The agreement involves pooling expertise among the universities’ legal counsels and public affairs offices. The university senate at Rutgers passed a resolution calling for “an academic NATO” for the Big Ten.
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