When the American Association of University Professors was founded in January 1915, higher education bore little resemblance to the system that exists in this country today. The degrees awarded each ...

The following statement, prepared by a subcommittee of the Association’s Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, was approved by Committee A in October 2019 and adopted by the AAUP's Council in ...

The abrupt cancellation of NSF grants damages critical research in American higher education and has repercussions far beyond academia.

This article explores the interventions by the Iranian regime in knowledge production, academic freedom, and the lives of academics since 1979, focusing on academics in Iranian universities and in the ...

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 ...

On occasion, a chapter or a conference acts in conflict with the principles of the Association or contrary to the legitimate interests of a particular faculty member or group of faculty members.

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 ...

Advocates emphasize the contributions of tenure to professional excellence and the social quest for truth. They deem these common benefits more important than either the individual benefits or the ...

Reports and policy documents issued by the AAUP are published throughout the year on the AAUP website. The Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors brings together in one volume ...