rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/hands-off-financial-aid?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-hands-off-financial-aid' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Emergency Campaign to Support Higher Education https://actionnetwork.org/groups/emergency-campaign-to-support-higher-education https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg We represent students, parents, higher education faculty and staff, and concerned citizens united in opposition to the dangerous proposed rules. We write at a grave moment in our country’s history, as the executive branch asserts an unprecedented level of control over higher education, raising fundamental concerns about the future of our democracy. Proposed regulations could chill free speech, weaken faculty governance, restrict curricular autonomy, and undermine academic freedom. We are opposed to the politicization of the nation’s accreditation process to bully colleges and universities and threaten the financial aid our students and system depend on. Protecting academic freedom protects students, scholarship, and democracy itself. Sign the petition to urge immediate action. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/hands-off-financial-aid