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Union Statement on the Student Protest in New Brunswick
The executive bodies of Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union have issued the following statement about the protest encampment set up on Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick: Our unions support and defend our students’ and our members’ rights to free speech, free assembly, and free expression. If our…
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Defending Academic Freedom at Rutgers in 2024
A statement of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT Executive Council and Academic Freedom Committee and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union Executive Board and Academic Freedom Committee Since late 2023, Rutgers University has been the target of repeated attacks on academic freedom, including pressure from elected officials to limit the speech and activities of professors, students, academic centers,…
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Solidarity with the Student Employees Strike at The New School
Rutgers AAUP-AFT, the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union, and AAUP-BHSNJ send our support and solidarity to graduate and undergraduate academic workers at The New School as they go on strike for a living wage, improved health care, greater support for caregivers and international students, and other important demands. We know from our own experience at Rutgers…
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Executive Council Endorses Sue Altman for US Representative from the Seventh District
Rutgers AAUP-AFT, the union representing some 6,000 full-time faculty, graduate workers, postdoctoral associates, and EOF counselors at Rutgers University, endorses Sue Altman in the election for representative of the New Jersey 7th Congressional District. Sue is a candidate with strong connections to education and labor. She was a URA-AFT member at Rutgers-Camden, a former high…
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Statement to Republicans of the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Click here for a copy of the joint statement with footnotes February 20, 2024 United States SenateCommittee on the JudiciaryWashington, DC 20510-6275 Dear Senator Graham and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, We write regarding your February 6, 2024, letter addressed to Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway and Chairman William Best concerning the Center for…
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Solidarity with the California State University Faculty Strike
Our three unions of educators, researchers, clinicians, and counselors at Rutgers University send our solidarity to the California Faculty Association as you begin your strike to win a fair contract and better working and learning conditions throughout the California State University system. We support your fight for a fair pay increase after a period of…
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Executive Council Statement on the Climate on Campus and Academic Freedom
The Executive Council of Rutgers AAUP-AFT expresses its deep concern about the climate of fear and suppression on Rutgers campuses, and we call upon the Rutgers administration to return to its historical defense of academic freedom and freedom of expression. We condemn the Rutgers administration’s infringement on student groups, such as the recent suspension of Students…
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Rutgers AAUP-AFT Academic Freedom Committee Statement on the Suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine
We condemn the Rutgers administration’s attempt to suppress the free speech rights and the academic freedom of Rutgers students by suspending Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). One of Rutgers University’s great strengths is its diverse student body, made up of students with highly varied backgrounds and political perspectives. The suspension of Students for Justice…
