Big Ten schools creating a ‘mutual defense compact’ against Trump actions

Big 10 schools creating a 'mutual defense compact' against Trump actions

(The Hill) -- The faculty senates in the Big Ten Academic Alliance are creating a “mutual defense compact” to fight against President Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on higher education.   The faculty senate of Rutgers began the initiative, passing a resolution on April 6 to establish the compact among the Big Ten’s 18 universities. “Be it resolved that, the Rutgers University Senate urges the President of Rutgers University to formally propose a…

'NATO for the Big Ten': UNL faculty seek to join pact defending schools from federal action

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are urging the administration to team up with other Big Ten schools to protect each other from federal funding cuts. “It is very much NATO for the Big Ten,” assistant professor Elizabeth Niehaus said Friday. Prestigious universities like Columbia and Harvard are facing steep federal funding cuts and potential legal...

MSU's Faculty Senate approved a resolution to partner with other Big Ten schools. Here's why

Tuesday, MSU's Faculty Senate approved a resolution that encourages the school's leadership to join with other Big Ten Schools to share legal resources, among other things. This resolution comes after continued legal battles between Harvard University and the Trump Administration. Video shows a breakdown of the resolution, as well as comments from the university.If you've been to Spartan Stadium on a gameday, you know that Big Ten teams can be r…

Nebraska faculty call for Big Ten 'defense compact' as Trump feuds with elite schools

UNL became the third Big Ten school to pass a resolution to create an alliance to defend members against legal threats and funding cuts from the Trump administration.

Against Trump, For the Common Good: What Chicago Teachers Won in Their Latest Contract

The Chicago Teachers Union has long taken on neoliberal Democrats and won. Their latest contract is a victory against the new Trump administration, leaders say.