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.

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 ...

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 ...

The following statement on Kentucky House Bill 490 was issued today by AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten: Kentucky House Bill 490 poses a direct threat to students, ...

Since its founding in 1915, the AAUP has been the prominent guardian of academic freedom and shared governance—principles that are now under unprecedented stress. In Academic Freedom in Times of War, ...

Aaron Nisenson will serve as interim executive director of the AAUP while a search for a director is underway. Aaron has served as senior counsel and director of the legal department at the AAUP since ...

Home AAUP News AAUP's Wolfson and AFT's Weingarten On The NIH’s Decision To Strip Fellows of Their Right To Collective Bargaining AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten issued ...

The statement that follows, prepared by a joint subcommittee of the Association’s Committee on College and University Governance and Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, was approved for ...

For information on how to submit a request for amicus assistance, please read about the amicus curiae brief application process. In accord with the AAUP’s principles and litigation priorities, our ...

These Election Rules, 1 which are from time to time revised, are established by the Council pursuant to the AAUP Constitution to govern the conduct of elections of elective members of the Council and ...

Sumi Cho came out of retirement to serve as the director of strategic initiatives at the African American Policy Forum to fight the war against "wokeness," critical race theory, and DEI. Prior to ...