Federal Government

As we witness the violence perpetrated by federal government agencies in Minneapolis and elsewhere, including the murders of Alex Pretti and many  others, we are aware of how this brutality is affecting communities here in Columbus and creating alarm and insecurity on our own campus. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s intimidation of immigrants hits close to home for us at Ohio State and is part of a malevolent pattern of bias. We have watched as colleagues alter the

Independent, self-governing universities are essential to our democracy. Since coming to power this year, the Trump administration has attempted to inappropriately and unconstitutionally interfere in the operations of our universities at multiple levels. Most recently, it has offered a compact to university leaders that involves preferential consideration for federal grants, based not on merit but on ideological fealty, to nine institutions across the country. You can read t

In his 2026 budget proposal, the President proposed funding cuts to most federal research programs, amounting to a 22% decrease from...

AAUP-OSU stands with international students and faculty as they are being targeted by the federal administration.