Solidarity Asks

Palm Beach Atlantic University has egregiously violated a professor’s academic freedom. PBA chose not to renew English Professor Samuel Joeckel’s contract because he included written works from Black authors and civil rights activists in his course material, which prompted one parent to accuse him of “indoctrinating students.”  Sign this petition to demand that Dr. Joeckel’s contract

Sign this petition to join the call for Goldsmiths University in the UK to act on the unjust treatment of Roberto Mozzachiodi, a leading figure in the fight against casualisation at Goldsmiths. Roberto’s specific case mirrors that of thousands across the country employed on temporary, fixed-term, and casualised contracts. We urge all at Goldsmiths and

We call on HELU member unions and all allies of higher education workers to support striking UW workers. Please donate to the UAW #4121 strike fund, join the pickets if you are in or near the Seattle area, and publicly share messages of support.

United Faculty of Florida’s fight to protect academic freedom and integrity is all of our fight. Proposed legislation in Florida poses a threat to the public good of higher education, which, in effect, is a threat to free and informed thought across the US. Sign this letter in support of UFF’s efforts to protect academic

The University of California is laying off teaching faculty while simultaneously granting healthy raises to all other employees. In one such case, UC Davis Lecturer & Director of Choirs Erik Peregrine has been laid off after 1 year of their 2-year contract, generating a civil rights complaint of gender discrimination and a union grievance alleging breach of

At Virginia Commonwealth University, faculty have been told that as many as 17 current employees, nearly one-third of the Department of Focused Inquiry, may be laid off in order to balance the budget. The Department of Focused Inquiry teaches first-year, foundational seminars that build students’ communication skills, cultural and global competency, research skills, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Representatives of the five Texas higher ed faculty organizations (Texas AAUP Conference, the  American Federation of Teachers,;  the Texas Association of College Teachers,  the Texas Faculty Association, and the  Texas State Employees Union) ask HELU supporters to make phone calls to staff of the Texas Higher Education Committee to protest against three bills coming out of the Texas Senate, SB 16, 17

This week, April 17, 2023, the Texas Senate is expected to debate and pass two bills that would take effect at all public colleges and universities in Texas on September 1, 2023: Senate Bill 18 would eliminate granting of tenure for all faculty members;Senate Bill 17 would ban DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) offices, officers,