Professors, researchers, and educators across the nation are taking actions to defend research and higher education in the United States.

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) states:

“The Trump administration and many state governments are accelerating attacks on academic freedom, shared governance, and higher education as a public good. We are working with our chapters and with allies in higher ed and the labor movement to defend and advance our vision: Higher education that is accessible and affordable for all who want it. Freedom to teach, to learn, to conduct research, to speak out on issues of the day, and to assemble in the organizations of our choice. Colleges and universities that create opportunity for students, workers, and communities. Sufficient funding to provide true education and sustainable working conditions. Information and resources to help in this fight are being added below as they are developed.”

The AAUP and several allies have already filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s suspension of some research grants.

The AAUP is posting information on particular issues in research and higher education that are being affected by the attacks by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on federal agencies that conduct and/or fund research and higher education, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation, Department of Education, NOAA, and NASA.

The Labor for Higher Education alliance is posting information on actions in defense of research and higher education across the United States.