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Founded in 1915, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and principles that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in US colleges and universities.

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Political Attacks on Higher Ed

We're fighting back against attacks by the Trump administration and state governments.

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Register now for the July 17–20 AAUP-AFT Summer Institute in Atlanta.

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Organize Every Campus

Join higher ed workers from across the country to organize your campus now.

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Academic Freedom Field Guide

Our resources help faculty and allies resist the onslaught on higher education.

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Muhlenberg Censured; Albertus Magnus Removed from Censure

The AAUP’s governing Council voted to place Muhlenberg College on the AAUP's list of censured administrations. The censure is based on the findings of a report of an AAUP committee of inquiry regarding actions by the Muhlenberg administration initially to...
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AAUP, Allies File Suit Over Mass Termination of Science Grants

The abrupt cancellation of NSF grants damages critical research in American higher education and has repercussions far beyond academia.
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New AAUP Report Highlights Trends in Faculty Compensation and other Key Economic Indicators

The AAUP today released our Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2024–25. This report presents findings from the AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey and other key economic trends related to US higher education. The report includes...
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Trump's Travel Ban is Discriminatory

Those being excluded from the US will doubtless include faculty and students who seek to travel here to conduct academic work. Their exclusion is at odds with fundamental AAUP principles and with our nation’s historic commitment to the free exchange of ideas.
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Wichita State professors worry as university silent on Trump immigration crackdown

The Kansas Conference of the AAUP is calling on all colleges and universities within the State of Kansas to take concrete steps to support students and scholars at risk and refuse to assist in this assault on higher education.
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Wake Up, America. Cutting Health and Science Funding Costs Lives

"When a loved one is critically ill, families often ask, 'Is there anything else we can try?' It's NIH-funded research that provides families with a glimmer of hope, delivering revolutionary treatments for all diseases, potential miracles for someone's mother...
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AAUP President Calls for Explanation on UNC–Chapel Hill Tenure Delay

The AAUP calls on UNC–Chapel Hill’s chancellor and board of trustees to provide a full explanation of why faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Law, and the Kenan-Flagler Business School did not receive tenure votes according to schedule. In...
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AAUP Condemns Assault and Arrest of David Huerta

The AAUP condemns the brutal assault and illegal arrest of David Huerta, vice-president of the California Federation of Labor Unions and president of SEIU California and SEIU-USSW. Huerta’s arrest while bearing witness to the wildly cruel and destructive attacks...
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Trump’s Attack on Accreditation Continues Dangerous Assault on American Higher Ed

The Trump administration’s attempt to strip Columbia University of its accreditation is yet another authoritarian attempt to control what can be said, thought, taught, and learned on college campuses. Once again, the Trump Education Department is trampling...
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Columbia Student Loans Are Threatened by Trump’s "Secret Weapon"

The administration is showing increased willingness to leverage federal funding against schools, said Todd Wolfson, president of the advocacy group American Association of University Professors. “They are bullies pressing full strength on higher education to see...
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AAUP Chapters

Resources to help local AAUP leaders build strong chapters and conferences, work with state and local governments, communicate effectively, and plan events. 

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AAUP Member Meeting

A meeting for all AAUP members. Check your email for registration!
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AAUP Chapter Leader Meeting

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Jul 17

2025 AAUP/AFT Summer Institute

The 2025 Summer Institute presents a crucial opportunity for AFT and AAUP members to learn how to fight back while continuing to advance our shared vision for higher education that serves our students and our communities, drives our regional and national economies, and is truly affordable and...
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