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@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-06-20 17:13:01

Have questions about crafting your comments about the #OMB proposed regulations? #DefendResearch is maintaining a set of resources to help folks make submissions (

OMB Proposed Regulation Change Responses
Action Hours: OMB Proposed Regulation Change Responses #DefendResearch is hosting weekly Action Hours every Tuesday from June 9 through July 7 at 8amPT/11amET (register here: https://forms.gle/PPLuo4UAwXQRacf46) to help people submit comments about the latest OMB proposed regulation changes ("Re...

@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-07-13 15:44:31

Two important #actions today: 1) Submit your #OMB comments; 2) register for the #DefendResearch webinar to learn how to fight

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Authoritarian Playbook: Risk, reality and opportunities to resist democratic backsliding in higher ed. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Universities are often among the first institutions targeted during democratic backsliding. From censorship and political pressure to self-censorship and coerced compliance, authoritarian movements seek not only to suppress knowledge but to reshape how knowledge is produced and who is permitted to produce it. In this conversation with DefendResearch.org, The Anti-Autocracy Handbook author Stephan Lewandowsky examines how scholars navigate increasing political pressure, assess personal and inst…