Colorado State University students and faculty descended on the Lory Student Center Plaza Nov. 7 for the National Day of Action for Higher Education, an event that was hosted by over 100 universities across the United States, many in partnership with workers’ unions like the American Association of University Professors.
CSU AAUP collaborated with several student activist organizations to collect mutual aid donations and march in protest of actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration, which many view as an attack on higher education. Organizations including CSU Young Democratic Socialists of America, Students for Justice in Palestine, CSU Stem Interdisciplinary Ram Alliance, The People United, CSU Students for Emancipation and Social Liberation, Indivisible NOCO and more participated in the march.
“We joined the Day of Action because advocacy isn’t just an individual skill, it’s a collective responsibility,” SIRA Co-President Victoria Silva said. “Whether a student is developing a clinical trial, applying for a grant or negotiating a raise, understanding how to advocate benefits everyone.”
The day of action was held in response to the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, a partisan proposal sent by the Trump administration to nine universities in early October. CSU was not among the universities to receive the compact…