Block Trump’s university loyalty pledges — protect free speech and academic freedom!

Tell Congress: We urge you to speak out in opposition to the White House's university compact urging schools to pledge support to a political agenda in order to receive federal funding. Please protect critical funding for higher education, medical research, and scientific breakthroughs. SIGN THE PETITION! The battle over academic independence and freedom of thought is playing out right now in universities across the country, as Trump pressures every single college in the country to pledge loyalty to his regime to receive priority preference in federal funding. Governor Greg Abbott celebrated Texas firing a professor for "ideological differences" — a sign that Trump's allies are ramping up their attacks on anyone in higher education straying from their dangerous right-wing worldview. Abbott claims to be fighting "indoctrination," yet the reality is he, Trump, and MAGA loyalists are waging their own authoritarian indoctrination campaign. The GOP is basically saying: follow our right wing policies or get fired, lose funding, or worse. Trump's war on dissent has gone straight through the Smithsonian, universities, news networks, and Big Tech. He is trying to gain full control over every aspect of our society. Our lawmakers must speak out immediately and protect education funding. Sign the petition: Fight Trump's education loyalty oath and secure critical federal funding for universities! Some universities, including MIT, the University of Southern California, and the University of Pennsylvania, have rejected Trump's loyalty oath, which some professors have called flat-out "extortion." Trump ranted recently that colleges are "corrupting our Youth and Society with WOKE, SOCIALIST, and ANTI-AMERICAN Ideology." It's a dangerous rallying cry for Abbott and other MAGA officials across the country to ramp up their assault on academic freedom at universities. Professors and faculty across higher education are speaking out about the dangers of Trump's loyalty pledge, calling this a "real inflection point" in the fight for academic freedom. Congress must protect universities and stand up to this attack on education. Sign the petition: End Trump's authoritarian university loyalty pledges! ADD YOUR NAME Paid for by DEMAND PROGRESS   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, please click here.