Update. The U of Virginia surveyed its community in October on how it should respond to the #Trump compact. The Chronicle of Higher Education got the results through a public-records request.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/uva-asked-its-community-to-weigh-in-on-trumps-compact-heres-what-they-said
( #paywalled)

" 'Nope. Nothing. Nada.' 'Not at all.' 'No'. 'NO.' 'NO!'… Those curt replies were broadly representative of the responses as a whole…The F-word is used nine times…There were nearly 200 references to #UVa’s founder, #ThomasJefferson, almost all of which were in service of the argument that the compact went against his vision of the university. 'Stand your ground,' one wrote. 'You know it’s what Thomas Jefferson would have wanted.' "

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#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #TrumpVResearch #Universities #UVa #USPol #USPolitics

"Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge."
https://popular.info/p/tennessee-public-libraries-close

"One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with #LGBTQ themes or characters. Hargett suggested that libraries that made such books available to children were violating federal and state law."

#Books #BookBans #Censorship #Libraries #Tennessee #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"‘This is censorship.’ Conference requires abstracts to comply with Trump anti-DEI order."
https://www.science.org/content/article/censorship-conference-requires-abstracts-comply-trump-anti-dei-order

"Planetary scientists planning to attend a prominent conference may soon face a difficult choice: Censor mentions of diversity, equity, and inclusion ( #DEI) from their work, or don’t present it at all."

#Censorship #DefendResearch #NASA #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Scientists across these red states tell 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 they are fearful, disheartened, and less able to focus on their research. All have had to balance personal and professional risks with staying true to their values and identities. Some are fighting back in small ways; others are looking to leave."
https://www.science.org/content/article/red-states-many-academic-researchers-feel-fear-and-resolve

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"Scientists across these red states tell 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 they are fearful, disheartened, and less able to focus on their research. All have had to balance personal and professional risks with staying true to their values and identities. Some are fighting back in small ways; others are looking to leave."
https://www.science.org/content/article/red-states-many-academic-researchers-feel-fear-and-resolve

#Academia #Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics

"Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries."
https://www.ala.org/news/2025/11/court-permanently-blocks-trumps-executive-order-dismantle-federal-agency-americas

"Today [Nov 21], the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services ( #IMLS). The decision was issued in response to a lawsuit filed by the Attorneys General of 21 states."

#DefendResearch #Funding #Libraries #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

Update. Five faculty from five institutions argue that "Colleges Must Reject Trump’s ‘Compact’ To Protect Our Democracy."
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-20/college-university-trump-law-professors-compact-opinion

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"CDC Website No Longer Rejects Autism-Vaccine Link."
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/118619

"The #CDC changed its website on Wednesday to suggest there may be a link between #vaccines and #autism. The site previously stated that studies have shown 'there is no link between receiving vaccines and developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD),' and that 'no links have been found between any vaccine ingredients and ASD.' The new page also states that 'studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.' The updated page does not cite any new research."

#DefendResearch #Medicine #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next."
https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/nih-banned-words-analysis-grant-title-changes/
( #paywalled)

"McKay’s is one of more than 700 multiyear grants that changed their titles from 2024 to 2025, according to an analysis of NIH Reporter data by Jeremy Berg, who previously led one of the NIH’s institutes and has been a vocal critic of the administration’s moves at the agency…The vast majority [of these changes] were to remove words and phrases that have become anathema to the administration. Nearly 100 grants have removed “equity” from their title, dozens removed references to “disparities,” and many others removed references to specific racial groups and gender minorities."

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"Center for Open Science [ #COS] Awarded Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [ #RWJF] to Preserve and Safeguard Publicly Funded Scientific #Data."
https://www.cos.io/about/news/center-for-open-science-awarded-grant-from-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-to-preserve-and-safeguard-publicly-funded-scientific-data

#DefendResearch #FAIR #OpenData #Preservation #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments, a new report says."
https://apnews.com/article/nih-funding-cuts-32b9b7bad01457a5412af26e394e3735

This AP article doesn't link to the primary source in _JAMA Internal Medicine_ or the accompanying editor's note, perhaps because they're both #paywalled. (If that's the reason, it's weak.) Here they are:

* primary source
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2840939

* editor's note
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2840943

#ClinicalTrials #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #NIH #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

"State Department erases 15 pages of nuclear history — with no warning."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/11/13/state-department-deleted-records-about-risk-inadvertent-nuclear-war/

"It is easier to delete digital records than to destroy books. This January, the State Department did just that when it republished on its website a volume [of the Foreign Relations of the United States series] about the Reagan administration — without 15 pages on the risk of inadvertent nuclear war sparked by a 1983 NATO exercise."

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"State Department erases 15 pages of nuclear history — with no warning."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/11/13/state-department-deleted-records-about-risk-inadvertent-nuclear-war/

"It is easier to delete digital records than to destroy books. This January, the State Department did just that when it republished on its website a volume [of the Foreign Relations of the United States series] about the Reagan administration — without 15 pages on the risk of inadvertent nuclear war sparked by a 1983 NATO exercise."

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

Update. Here's the announcement from the American Association of University Professors ( #AAUP), a co-plaintiff in the case.
https://www.aaup.org/news/win-aaup-v-trump-court-blocks-attacks-university-california-system

"Friday’s decision orders a stop to the Trump administration’s illegal weaponization of civil rights laws and federal funding to restrict free speech on UC campuses. During the hearing on the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, the court noted the overwhelming evidence plaintiffs provided, which included numerous declarations from UC faculty and staff describing how the administration’s actions have chilled their rights of speech and association."

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"Federal judge sides with #UCalifornia employees in free speech lawsuit against Trump administration."
https://www.dailycal.org/news/uc/federal-judge-sides-with-uc-employees-in-free-speech-lawsuit-against-trump-administration/article_e3b28762-0801-49c7-ae1e-4f50c56d76a6.html

"In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin ordered the federal government to cease threats of withholding federal funding, as well as to 'address Plaintiffs’ irreparable harm and to restore the status quo.' "

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#MariaLeptin, president of the European Research Council (#ERC, @ERC_Research), spotlights two threats to #AcademicFreedom. One is the kind of direct ideological pressure from heads of state like Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump. The other is a more insidious "web of incentives" self-imposed by academics themselves, including pressure to publish in "high-impact journals".
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/international-news/web-incentives-research-funding-limit-academic-freedom

#Academia #DefendResearch #Incentives #ScholComm #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics

#MariaLeptin, president of the European Research Council (#ERC, @ERC_Research), spotlights two threats to #AcademicFreedom. One is the kind of direct ideological pressure from heads of state like Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump. The other is a more insidious "web of incentives" self-imposed by academics themselves, including pressure to publish in "high-impact journals".
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/international-news/web-incentives-research-funding-limit-academic-freedom

#Academia #DefendResearch #Incentives #ScholComm #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics

Update. #ValleyForgeMilitaryCollege just offered (Oct 28) to sign the Trump compact. Here's the open letter from its President and Chairman of the Board to the Trump Dept of Education.
https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/10/vfmc-letter-trump-admin.pdf

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Update. The University of Kansas provost says that #UKansas will not sign the Trump compact.
https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-won-t-sign-trump-s-higher-education-compact-was-never-invited-to-provost-says/article_aaea8512-a72a-4c9f-b45e-44f38dd835d4.html

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Update. The University of Kansas provost says that #UKansas will not sign the Trump compact.
https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-won-t-sign-trump-s-higher-education-compact-was-never-invited-to-provost-says/article_aaea8512-a72a-4c9f-b45e-44f38dd835d4.html

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