A new report by the AAUP's Committee on College and University Governance outlines how recent legislation marks a troubling trend toward curtailing the authority of faculty senates at state ...
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 ...
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 ...
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This presentation will discuss the faculty’s role in conditions of financial exigency and in budgetary and salary matters, as that role is defined in the AAUP’s Statement on Government of Colleges and ...
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.
Since the US Supreme Court’s infamous NLRB v. Yeshiva University decision in 1980, faculty members at private colleges and universities have confronted major roadblocks to unionization. Yeshiva labels ...
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On November 7, college students and workers across the country are coming together to demand college affordability, the freedom to teach, learn, and research without partisan interference, and safety ...
Multiple federal laws combine with existing employer policies on medical leave, family leave, and disability accommodations to mitigate impediments to academic success for faculty welcoming a new ...
While state legislature and US Congress offices differ in many ways, there are some common practices that can help AAUP members with their advocacy visits at the state and federal levels.