The AAUP condemns the recent abduction and assault of union activist Chris Smalls by the Israel Defense Forces.

Yesterday the AAUP sent a letter of support for Ramzi Kassem, a professor of law at the City University of New York singled out by US Representative Elise Stefanik in a recent hearing of the US House ...

On July 25, the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division sent a letter launching an investigation into the George Mason University Faculty Senate—because faculty members dared to show support ...

This page showcases the work done by fellows while at the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom. Also check out events hosted by the Center as well as fellow Don Moynihan's Substack: "Can We ...

Never in the history of our nation has a university so thoroughly bent to the will of an autocrat. All who care about higher education must stand up and fight back against this unprecedented ...

The AAUP released a new report, Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions, calling for policies that prioritize economic security, faculty working conditions, and student learning conditions as ...

A report based on data from the AAUP shared governance survey looks at faculty authority in key areas of decision-making.

The new AAUP Community College Shared Governance Survey, conducted in partnership with the Center for the Study of Community Colleges, provides information about what practices prevail nationally ...

This report summarizes data on patterns of faculty appointments and graduate student employment in US higher education from fall 1987 through fall 2021, focusing on the prevalence of tenure, ...

A widespread perception among supporters of K–PhD public education in California that the system is in danger of being dismantled led to a statewide day of action on March 4. The day included rallies ...

Understanding the Working College StudentNew research shows that students are working more and juggling a multitude of roles, creating anxiety and lowering graduation rates.

The following report, approved in June 1999 by the Association's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, was adopted that month by the Council and endorsed by the Eighty-fifth Annual Meeting. The ...