AAUP and AFT Issue Formal Response to Trump Administration's 'Compact 2.0' Education Initiative

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have issued a formal response to Education Secretary Linda McMahon's 'A National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards.' Their letter demands that the Trump administration cease using taxpayer funds and civil rights enforcement to politically coerce colleges and universities, advocating for protections for academic freedom, freedom of speech, and guardrails for artificial intelligence in higher education.