petition

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Lincoln — along with Martha Kenney, a professor in the university’s Department of Women and Gender Studies — are behind the petition asking CSU to “invest in humans” and “reject Silicon Valley’s AI hype.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

At Tyumen University in Siberia, some 2,000 students signed a petition against a move to make the school’s Wi-Fi accessible only through Max.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A petition with more than 3,300 signatures — more than half of them CSU students, staff or faculty — is circulating to call for an to end to the partnership.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Last year, Essiedu was one of more than 400 actors to sign a petition calling for the UK entertainment industry to protect the trans community.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“I just wanted to show the Beiderman how important this place is to us. I can see how the petition was wrong. I’m sorry. I’m really, really sorry.”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser