AAUPMason

04/12/2025

🚨Our rogue BOV is poised to eliminate Mason's diversity, equity, and inclusion office and unwind most DEI policies and resources!! Join us at the BOV meeting in Merten 1201 on 4/17 at 9:30am to defend the values of openness, equality, diversity, and inclusion at Mason.

Public comments from Tim Gibson, President, Virginia Conference of AAUP, on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at George Mason University. April 1, 2025 Board ...

03/27/2025

Fun but chilly early morning trip to DC to see the cherry blossoms ♥️♥️♥️♥️🌸🌸🌸🌸

03/26/2025

We think Mason's BOV is poised to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs . They want to take Virginia back to a time when racism and racist exclusion went unchallenged. Tell the BOV, hell NO, we won't go! Link in bio

03/25/2025

We've heard that Mason's BOV may vote to eliminate GMU's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on April 1. This is the same racist BS we've seen in Virginia since Jim Crow. It stops now. Action link in bio

03/24/2025

We expect Mason's BOV to soon consider a resolution that would eliminate Mason's diversity, equity, and inclusion programs--exactly what happened at UVa last week. These programs have been under attack in Virginia since segregation, and are they are still needed. We are NOT letting them take us backward.

09/14/2024

🚨Mason's BOV will hold committee meetings on a different day (9/17) than the full board mtg (9/26). Some committee mtgs will be virtual. PACK THE BOV - WE NEED THEM TO KNOW WE ARE WATCHING! Hit up our website for all BOV meeting information this semester: https://aaupmason.org/mason-bov-watch/

05/09/2024

BREAKING NEWS: Bowing to pressure from political appointees on the BOV, the Provost has "delayed" (AKA "killed") implementation of the new Just Societies requirement in Mason's core curriculum. Students, who do you want to set Mason's requirements? Highly skilled professors or political donors and partisans appointed to the Board?

05/02/2024

If you missed the epic but weirdly inconclusive Board of Visitors meeting today, not to worry. We were there to live tweet it! Click here to read our unrolled tweet thread (in a single document!) https://bit.ly/3QuX1jg

But also be sure to follow us on Twitter

05/01/2024

It's high noon at the BOV. On 5/2, the BOV will review the Just Societies req in the Mason Core. All options, including canceling it, are on the table. If you think Mason's faculty, not the BOV, must set curriculum, you need to be at our rally! RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3Qs8O1B

04/06/2024

Hey Mason faculty, students, and staff, are you like us? Do you like learning about how faculty around the nation are fighting for academic freedom? Do you like pizza? Come to our National Online Teach-In Viewing Party at 4:30pm on April 17, Merten 1202! Join us!
RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4d0jwGz

03/10/2024

Some members of Mason's BOV think that they should design our gen ed curriculum. Um, no. Students come to Mason to learn from professors, not political appointees. Sign our petition to tell the Board: Mason's faculty must set Mason's curriculum! Petition link in bio.

03/02/2024

Two new BOV members are political operatives from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative ideology factory. They believe they--not Mason's professors--should decide what Mason students study.

Um, no

03/01/2024

Political appointees on Mason's BOV want to eliminate our new Just Societies flag in the Mason Core. What are they afraid of?

02/22/2024

We're at the BOV meeting! Join us to and send the message: faculty, not political appointees, set Mason's curriculum! Merten Hall 1201. Discussion of Mason Core starts at 10:10am

02/19/2024

Mason's BOV will discuss the Just Societies requirement on Thurs 2/22 in Merten 1201, between 9:30am-11am. We believe multiple members may raise objections to the requirement as a prelude to advocating its elimination. Not acceptable. So please join GMU-AAUP at the mtg to (quietly) and send a message: faculty, not political appointees, set curriculum for Mason's students! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/BQBVkbiukqtCnEtX6

02/19/2024

Mason's BOV will discuss the Just Societies requirement on Thurs 2/22 in Merten 1201, between 9:30am-11am. Join us at the mtg to (quietly) and send a message: faculty, not political appointees, set curriculum for Mason's students! RSVP link in bio!