UCSD will not comply in advance.
Academic freedom, human rights, and constitutional liberties at UC San Diego are under direct threat. UCSD Unbowed unites alumni and faculty to demand the university defend them — without hesitation.
Geisel Library, UC San Diego
Every week of silence is a week of anticipatory compliance. Add your name today.
Mission
We support UCSD in standing up for academic freedom, human rights, constitutional rights, and civil liberties at the university — and we hold the administration accountable when it doesn't.
Vision
UCSD must remain a beacon of academic excellence — free from interference by outside political forces. Its leadership has a chance to leave a lasting mark by living its commitment to academic freedom, not just stating it.
UCSD also has a responsibility to lead the San Diego community in standing up for democratic values.
Our Objectives
UCSD leadership protects academic freedom — full stop, no exceptions made under political pressure.
Students, faculty, and staff are protected from illegal and politically motivated threats to inclusion, peaceful expression, and privacy.
How We Get This Done
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Mobilize alumni participation in UCSD Unbowed.
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Work with UCSD alumni, UC Unbowed, and other UC-affiliated groups and community allies to challenge undemocratic or unlawful orders by the federal government or other outside forces, by all legal means.
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Tell the UCSD administration, in no uncertain terms, that alumni strongly object to anticipatory compliance with an increasingly authoritarian regime.
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Engage the administration on its policies toward outside law enforcement entities, including police, ICE, and CBP.
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Identify and support legal and public advocacy efforts as they're needed.
Add your name to the statement.
Every signature tells UCSD leadership that alumni and faculty are watching — and won't accept silence.
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UCSD Unbowed is a gateway into a growing coalition of alumni, faculty, and community groups pushing back together.