The mission of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is to advance academic freedom and shared governance; to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education; to promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and all those engaged in teaching and research in higher education; to help the higher education community organize to make our goals a reality; and to ensure higher education’s contribution to the common good. Founded in 1915, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in this country’s colleges and universities.

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Public higher-education groups ask for 15% increase in Governor’s budget proposal

Public higher-education groups ask for 15% increase in Governor’s budget proposal

The PA-AAUP Conference Board has joined with over a dozen unions and higher education advocacy organizations this week to…

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Penn AAUP Opposes EEOC’s Demand for Data on Jewish Students and Employees

Penn AAUP Opposes EEOC’s Demand for Data on Jewish Students and Employees

The University of Pennsylvania chapter of the AAUP has joined the ACLU and a number of other groups affiliated with the…

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Gwynedd Mercy AAUP Reactivates Chapter

Gwynedd Mercy AAUP Reactivates Chapter

Faculty at Gwynedd Mercy University (GMercyU) in Gwynedd Valley, PA, have re-established their AAUP chapter, receiving formal…

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