Jeremy C. Young
@jeremycyoung
Senior Advisor @aacu. Advocate for liberal education. Pretty much done here; find me at that other sky place.
"A successful college education is measured not by what its graduates believe but by what they can conceive." Important piece by Lynn Pasquerella on @aacu's Call for Constructive Engagement statement and higher ed leaders' response to the present crisis. insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…
NEW: “For higher education to survive the current onslaught, it must fight,” writes PEN America’s Jeremy C. Young. “Nothing on a college campus is more worth fighting for than the freedom of ideas from government control.” Read more @Chronicle: chronicle.com/article/hands-…
“For higher education to survive the current onslaught, it must fight,” writes @PENamerica's Jeremy C Young. “Nothing on a college campus is more worth fighting for than the freedom of ideas from government control.” @FSFP @NCACensorship chronicle.com/article/hands-… @UABookBans @FTRF
For @chronicle, I take stock of the moment in which higher ed finds itself -- under attack from forces in the government and in civil society -- and what we should do about it. chronicle.com/article/hands-…
Happening Today! A national Day of Action to protect science and innovation. Learn more and explore how to get involved: protectscienceandinnovation.org
More of this, please. Protect Science and American Innovation Day of Action happening today. protectscienceandinnovation.org
I'm on the board at @ResponsibleHS, and we're searching for our next Executive Director -- someone w/skills in fundraising, strategic planning, policy, & management. Relevant lived experience a plus. Happy to answer qs (I'm not on the search committee). responsiblehomeschooling.org/employment/
Let’s call it what it is — UVA President Jim Ryan’s forced resignation is an attack on all of our public higher education institutions.
I'm on the board of directors at @ResponsibleHS, the only org in the US advocating for responsible oversight of homeschooling to protect kids from abuse. This org is my passion, and I'd be grateful if you'd consider donating to their summer fundraiser. responsiblehomeschooling.org/summer-2025-fu…
We're suing the government to overturn the massive cuts to NSF funding, including to our own program building STEM education pipelines for students from minority and underserved populations. Proud to be part of @aacu and to have the support of @DemocracyFwd in this fight.
AAC&U joins legal challenge to the termination of grants by the National Science Foundation: ow.ly/KLpw50WeHQl
“There is value for all of society in having higher education institutions exist in a place of intellectual freedom,” AAC&U Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, @jeremycyoung, says on the @ucfreedpeech #SpeechMatters podcast. Listen to his interview: ow.ly/jEyU50VLv5E
Our latest episode of the #SpeechMatters podcast, “Telling the Story of Why Higher Ed Matters” with guest @jeremycyoung from the @aacu is out now! Tune in here 🎧 …eechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/speechmatters-…
Really enjoyed this conversation with Michelle Deutchman @ucfreespeech, which touched on the @aacu presidents' statement (approaching 600 signatories!) and other things. …eechcenter.universityofcalifornia.edu/speechmatters-…
A worthy statement by PEN America's Champions of Higher Education, with over a hundred signatures from former college presidents. Worth reading in full.
PEN America announces A Pledge to Our Democracy – a powerful call-to-action endorsed by more than 100 former college and university presidents and chancellors representing all sectors of higher education: pen.org/press-release/…
More than 150 leaders of America's colleges, universities, and scholarly societies issued "A Call for Constructive Engagement" in response to the ongoing government intrusion into #highered. Read the full statement: aacu.org/constructive-e…
Excited about this statement by current college presidents released by @aacu, which is now up to over 200 signers and counting. As the statement notes, higher ed institutions "speaking with one voice" is vitally needed right now. aacu.org/newsroom/a-cal…
Thrilled to announce that I'm joining @aacu as Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, working with President Lynn Pasquerella and across the organization on a variety of projects regarding AAC&U's mission of liberal education. aacu.org/newsroom/aacu-…
“Once a college closes a DEI office, once it shuts down a research program, once it censors a syllabus, these things are not coming back. The political will is not there to bring them back on a college campus.” @jeremycyoung
.@jeremycyoung, director of state and higher education policy at the free expression group PEN America, said senator Ted Cruz's database of “questionable” university research projects creates “a hit list” for higher education research. insidehighered.com/news/governmen…
"Efforts to build inclusive and diverse campus communities are neither discriminatory nor illegal." Bravo to @ACEducation and 68 higher ed associations for this muscular, powerful, unified response to the Ed Dept "Dear Colleague" letter. acenet.edu/Documents/Lett…