ICE and Immigration Enforcement on Campus

Dear colleagues,

The new year started with new challenges. Nationally, we witnessed the illegal US military action in Venezuela and the murder of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents. The Trump administration's attacks on higher education have continued with rising concerns about how the approaching midterm elections might affect the administration’s policies.

At Hopkins, we congratulate Provost Ray Jayawardhana on his new position as President of the California Institute of Technology. The impending changes in university administration will present our community with new and significant challenges. The need for a transparent, collaborative process to select the new provost, who can help steer the university administration in these difficult times, has never been more important.

On both national and local fronts, the time to act is now! 

There are many ways to contribute to AAUP that can accommodate differing schedules, capacities, and responsibilities, and that best use your unique expertise. The Hopkins AAUP Chapter can help you find the most suitable way to get involved! We can help connect you with other faculty and staff with shared interests and can help you find the best ways to put your talents to use. 

We invite you to join the many colleagues and friends at the AAUP chapter and beyond! Click here to learn about the many ways you can be involved.

In Solidarity,

The Hopkins AAUP Chapter

[Email sent to the faculty on Mon, Jan 12, 2026]