The AAUP calls on Northwestern University to immediately reject external and donor-driven censorship publicly, restore Thrasher to his full teaching duties, and reaffirm its commitment to protecting ...

A Threat to Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom, and Shared Governance," exposes how the Trump administration has extended its pay-to-play approach to governance into higher education.

AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued a statement in response to the Trump administration’s proposal to transform how the federal government funds research.

The administration’s campaign against Mahdawi and other international student protesters is part of an unprecedented assault on free speech that does not end with noncitizens or with the topic of ...

In the last year, AAUP and AFT members have successfully lobbied Congress to protect science research funding; fought back against the Trump Compact—and won!; organized and turned out for No Kings and ...

When I was first asked to write about the controversy surrounding critical race theory (CRT) for Academe, I agreed, figuring that the whole thing would blow over by the time whatever I put together ...

The AAUP is a union and membership association of faculty and other academic professionals. Headquartered in Washington, DC, we have members and chapters based at colleges and universities across the ...

Our research at the University of California points to policy changes that can benefit academic institutions, late-career faculty, and faculty emeriti. All too often, the differing attitudes of three ...

Despite good intentions and occasional interventions by leaders in higher education, women are still underrepresented in academic leadership positions, both absolutely and relative to the eligible ...