FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: “The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) “grew to more than 57,000 members from about 43,000 in the summer of 2024. Now, as dues pour in, the group has turned into one of the Trump administration’s main antagonists. The association has filed nearly a dozen lawsuits, often becoming the first to jump into legal fights against the Trump administration’s attacks on university funding, speech rights, and diversity initiatives. Soon, the A.A.U.P., which was established in 1915, plans to step up its fight. It is hiring a political director for the first time and even plans to endorse candidates it deems supportive of its vision for higher education. The group just unveiled a platform including a call for free public college.” Read more here. (Gift article)