2014 AAUP Updates

Students & faculty turned out last week to rally for a fair contract at Portland State University. See a student-made video explaining the issues. 

The AAUP is a proud supporter of the US Professors of the Year program, which names four national-level winners each year. There are also awards for state-level winners in most states.

The Professional Staff Congress, an AAUP affiliate, has issued a response to a judge's decision to dismiss a lawsuit contesting a controversial new general education curriculum at the City University of New York. The curriculum, known as Pathways, waters down general ed requirements and was developed without regard for the faculty’s role in governance.

If you are an AAUP member who would prefer to read Academe online, consider opting out of the print edition. Opt out of the print edition by filling out this form.

The University of Cincinnati AAUP chapter this week reached a tentative contract agreement after eleven and a half months of bargaining.

We have great news to share—there’s a new AAUP union in New Hampshire. Lecturers at the University of New Hampshire voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionization, with 141 lecturers casting ballots in favor of being represented by the UNH Lecturers United AAUP.

Ballots for the 2014 national Officer and Council election will be mailed to members’ home addresses on March 3, 2014. Learn more and read the candidate statements and biographies.

Along with many contingent faculty members, AAUP president Rudy Fichtenbaum gave testimony this week in support of a Colorado bill that would eliminate compensation gap between so-called “regular faculty” and “instructors” in the state's community colleges.