Upcoming Events

02.05.2025

Part of the webinar series "Academic Freedom School: Defending Academic Freedom in Florida." This webinar series is designed to create an ongoing conversation about the threats to academic freedom experienced by faculty in Florida’s public college and university system. Panels will focus on specific examples in Florida and provide useful information for groups organizing around the defense of academic freedom.

02.06.2025

A workshop about strengthening AAUP Redbook policy in your collective bargaining agreement or your handbook. We'll talk about academic freedom, protest and dissent, suspension, and more.

02.10.2025

Register now for our Skills to Win training, which will take place on Monday and Wednesday evenings, on February 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, and 26 from 7–9 p.m. ET / 4–6 p.m. PT. Skills to Win is an organization that helps communities and unions across the country to identify and respond to challenges, while developing greater capacity to make democratic change.

02.11.2025

The Trump administration and many state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks on academic freedom, shared governance, and higher education as a public good. They will likely attack the curricular authority of the faculty, including the ability to engage in teaching and research on certain topics. Join us in a virtual discussion of this issue, what is going on on your campus, and how we can respond.

02.12.2025

A workshop for members of bargaining chapters only. Participants will discuss their rights and responsibilities in negotiations, keeping the bargaining team organized, writing and presenting proposals, staying on topic at the table, and creating a bargaining narrative.

02.27.2025

A workshop for members of advocacy and bargaining chapters. Join us to review the principles of a structured organizing conversation, do role-plays, and practice answering hard questions.

03.04.2025

This webinar will explore findings from the recent report Academic Freedom and Civil Discourse in Higher Education: A National Study of Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions and provide actionable strategies for colleges and universities to deepen their commitment to academic freedom and civil discourse. It will highlight key recommendations for promoting institutional engagement, facilitating meaningful dialogue, and aligning these efforts with the broader goal of ensuring that our colleges and universities serve the common good.

03.05.2025

A workshop for members of bargaining chapters only. We will discuss the rights and responsibilities of grievance officers, how to investigate a grievance, how to write a grievance statement, and prepare for each step. Arbitration hearings will not be covered in this session.

03.10.2025

Part of the PEN America Digital Safety Series. We will assess our digital footprint and discuss ways that we can take control of our personal information. We will "think like doxxers" in order to discover what information about us is available online, including on our social media accounts, and what we can do to remove it.

03.13.2025

A workshop for members of advocacy chapters and bargaining chapters. Members will look at the important steps to take when accompanying a colleague to a disciplinary meeting in a union and nonunion context.

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