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Harvard AAUP Chapter Revives, Opposes Trump Higher-Ed Agenda

4/24/2026

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Harvard chapter of the AAUP has reemerged as an opponent of President Donald Trump’s higher-education agenda.
The chapter now has over 300 members, while the national AAUP, with more than 57,000 faculty, has filed nearly a dozen lawsuits against the administration.
Its platform calls for free public college, seeks to protect speech rights and diversity initiatives, and plans to hire its first political director to endorse supportive candidates.

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Story summary

Harvard chapter of the AAUP has reemerged as an opponent of President Donald Trump’s higher-education agenda.
The chapter now has over 300 members, while the national AAUP, with more than 57,000 faculty, has filed nearly a dozen lawsuits against the administration.
Its platform calls for free public college, seeks to protect speech rights and diversity initiatives, and plans to hire its first political director to endorse supportive candidates.