Stand Up for Yale
We are Yale alumni defending academic freedom at Yale and in higher ed.
Join us at Reunions 11am May 30!
Faculty speakers from the Yale chapter of the American Association of University Professors will lead a conversation for alums about the changing academic climate at the university. They’ll discuss findings from a new Yale faculty report documenting widespread concern about academic freedom, the growing restrictions on student speech and organizing, the University’s recent Trust in Higher Education report, and the broader challenges facing higher education today.
Saturday, May 30, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Yale Cabaret, 217 Park Street
(entrance facing the walkway between Park and York)
Daniel Martinez HoSang
Professor of American Studies and Political Science & President, AAUP Yale
Laura Nasrallah
Professor of Religious Studies and Yale Divinity School & Vice-President, AAUP Yale
Gregg Gonsalves
Professor, Yale School of Public Health; Professor Adjunct, Yale Law School; Co-Director, YSPH-YLS Global Health Justice Partnership
Discussion to be followed by audience Q&A
About Stand Up for Yale
Stand Up for Yale launched in spring 2025 in response to the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against higher education. More than 7,000 alumni — spanning decades and representing every school on campus — signed letters to the administration asking them to stand up for academic freedom at Yale and beyond, which you can read here and here. The Yale Daily News also covered the outpouring of alumni support.
Stand Up for Yale is led by a small group of alumni volunteers. You can reach us at standupforyale@gmail.com.