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It is clear that higher education is under attack. The Trump administration has frozen funding for science, from cancer research to reproductive care; has hamstrung student financial aid programs; has stripped colleges and universities of diversity, equity and inclusion programming; has strangled affirmative action designed to expand access to college; and is demanding that some institutions sign a “compact” that forces them to adopt Trump’s ideology in exchange for federal funding.

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On Nov. 7, students, faculty and staff rose up at more than 100 universities and colleges across the country and

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AFT KY 1360 has been busy. Most of it has been backend duties to re-establish ourselves with members and upgrade our technology and communication methods. We now have the footing to step into the 24 - 25 academic year more active and stronger than ever! Here are some of the accomplishments (large and small) that we want our members to be aware of. 

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Repubs are coming after higher education, including here in Kentucky

From tenure to diversity, Republicans are determined to reshape colleges and universities into mirrors of their right-wing world view.

Authored by longtime AFT 1360 member, Barry Craig

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Discussion, no vote on bill mandating how academics in Kentucky would be evaluated

The Kentucky House Education Committee discussed but did not vote on a bill Tuesday that would allow public universities and colleges to remove faculty who fall short of “productivity requirements.” 




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Commentary: Ahem, Rand Paul, aren’t you forgetting something? Or do only white freedoms matter?

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Commentary: Ahem, Rand Paul, aren’t you forgetting something? Or do only white freedoms matter?

Authored by long time AFT member and professor emeritus of history at West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah and the author of seven books on KY History, Berry Craig. Published in The Kentucky Lantern September 25, 2023.

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