Help students, faculty, and staff at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln stop proposed elimination of vital programs!

A new report published today by the AAUP and the Middle East Studies Association finds that the weaponization of civil rights law has been central to attacks on campus speech over the past two years.

How does a successful associate professor with a distinguished publication record, a visible leadership role among women scientists on campus, and prestigious grant funding for interdisciplinary ...

This report was prepared by a subcommittee of the AAUP’s Committee on College and University Governance and approved by its parent committee in September 2025. As part of the broader political assault ...

Among the most quietly invidious developments occur­ring in US colleges and universities over the last two years is the consolidation of the Right’s appropria­tion of the language of “institutional ...

The series is cohosted by the ISA’s Academic Freedom Committee and the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom. The ability to teach, research, and speak on issues of public importance ...

The Association’s Nominating Committee seeks nominations for candidates for election as members of the AAUP’s governing Council at the June 2026 Biennial Association Meeting. Nominations are due by ...

The AAUP is a union and membership association of faculty and other academic professionals. Headquartered in Washington, DC, we have members and chapters based at colleges and universities across the ...

AAUP Council positions will be filled in a secret ballot election of credentialed delegates of AAUP chapters and sections at the 2026 Biennial Association Meeting, to be held on June 12 and 13 at the ...

In a historic wall-to-wall labor union lawsuit led by the AAUP, the US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction that will stop the Trump-Vance ...

The Trump administration and many state governments are accelerating attacks on academic freedom, shared governance, and higher education as a public good. We are working with our chapters and with ...

Their common characteristic is that institutions make little or no long-term commitment to faculty holding these positions. Today, a large proportion of faculty appointments are part-time. Both ...