Spring 2025 meetings
Join us at our monthly meetings! We meet on Zoom. If you need the link, email Pranav Jani at [email protected] or Katey Borland at [email protected].
Also feel free to join our board meetings, if you'd like: we're throwing our doors open so that you can be involved in setting our goals for the year. Here are our upcoming meetings this semester (all at 4-5:30 pm).
April 1st - Chapter meeting
April 15th - Board meeting
April 22nd - Chapter meeting
Also feel free to join our board meetings, if you'd like: we're throwing our doors open so that you can be involved in setting our goals for the year. Here are our upcoming meetings this semester (all at 4-5:30 pm).
April 1st - Chapter meeting
April 15th - Board meeting
April 22nd - Chapter meeting
STOP SB1!
Stop SB1! Call Governor DeWine to ask him to VETO SB1. Call House Republicans to urge them NOT to override his veto.
March 4th Speakout
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Thanks to those of you who attended our March 4th speakout, cosponsored by AAUP-Ohio State and the Ohio Student Association, part of a statewide AAUP Day of Action to protest SB1 at colleges and universities across Ohio.
We had an estimated 1,000+ attendees, 29 endorsing organizations, and 45 scheduled speakers! This level of involvement--for an event we put together very quickly--attests not only to the power of our organization, but also the enormous unpopularity of this bill. Find coverage at the Lantern, the Columbus Dispatch, WOSU, and Ohio Capital Journal. On our speakout page, you'll find
For a quick description of SB1 at the Ohio Conference AAUP's blog, go here. Read OCAAUP's full synopsis breakdown here. AAUP-Ohio State has been working hard, since 2022-23 with SB83, to fight the legislature's attacks on higher education. We and our partner groups have had a profound effect in turning out testimonies and raising our voices to oppose these assaults. At the February 11th hearing on SB1 in the Ohio Senate, almost 1,000 people submitted opponent testimony. (This count has been updated since we last posted - it's even higher than we thought!) By contrast, the number of proponent testimonies so far has been around 15. We continue to help fight this deeply unpopular bill, which has passed out of the Senate and heads soon to the House. We're still waiting for the final count on opponent testimonies for the March 11th hearing on SB1 in the Ohio House of Representatives--but we know, so far, that it's at least 700. Our AAUP chapter is in the media against SB1. Most recently:
Follow us on social media, along with Ohio Conference AAUP and Honesty for Ohio Education, to continue to stay informed. |
AAUP-Ohio State Action on the Chase Center
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Update: On January 23rd, the OSU Senate voted "no" to approving the Chase Center.
See News and Events Archive page here to learn more about our action leading up to this major vote of no-confidence. See AAUP-Ohio State's prior statement on "WHY WE SAY NO" here. Find Columbus Dispatch coverage of the OSU Senate vote here. |
JOIN! Advocate for Academic Freedom, Non-Censorship, and a Strong University
Are you a new faculty member, or have you been here a while and think it's time to protect your rights as a university employee? Are you concerned about increasing political intrusion into what you teach and research? Do you want to ensure academic freedom and integrity and students' right to a high-quality education?
If you're not already a member, please consider joining us here! (Renew your membership at the same link.)
Any questions? Write us at [email protected].
If you're not already a member, please consider joining us here! (Renew your membership at the same link.)
Any questions? Write us at [email protected].