Coalition for Action in Higher-Ed - Fighting Attacks on Higher Education in Red States

"Karma R. Chavez, Executive Committee, AAUP Chapter of UT Austin will discuss local and statewide organizing in Texas from 2023-2025 as Republican legislators, with the support of compliant administrators, have sought to completely dismantle public higher education as we know it. Chavez will discuss the importance of keeping several “pillars” connected in advocacy–Palestine and student protests, faculty governance, academic freedom, DEI, and tenure. She will detail the successes and failures of faculty and student advocacy and facilitate a robust discussion with participants about how these lessons may apply in other locations. The assumption of this workshop is that Texas is the testing ground for what is coming to all states, red and blue."