Advisory Committees

Academe Advisory Board

Advises on columns, features, design, and other matters regarding the Association's magazine, Academe.

Members

Jaskiran Dhillon (Global Studies)
The New School, 2024

François Furstenberg (History)

Johns Hopkins University, 2026

Shawn Gilmore (English)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2026

Afshan Jafar (Sociology)
Connecticut College, 2025

Rana Jaleel (Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies)

University of California, Davis, 2025

Tina Kelleher (English)
Towson University, 2024

Jonathan Rees (History)
Colorado State University, Pueblo, 2025

Henry Reichman (History)
California State University, East Bay, 2024

Jennifer Ruth (Film Studies)

Portland State University, 2025

Michael Ferguson, staff

Kelly Hand, staff

Bulletin of the AAUP Advisory Board

Advises on content, design, and other matters regarding the Bulletin, the Association's journal of record.

Members

Afshan Jafar (Sociology)
Connecticut College, chair of the Committee on College and University Governance, 2026

Nicholas Fleisher (Linguistics)
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, chair of the Committee on Academic Freedom, 2026

Michael Ferguson, staff

Gregory F. Scholtz, staff

Litigation Committee

Serves as a legal advisory board for the Association’s office of staff counsel and general counsel. Provides expertise in such matters as employment law, education law, the First Amendment, intellectual property, labor law, and civil liberties. Individual committee members may serve as consultants on AAUP amicus briefs that fall within their specific areas of expertise. While the committee provides advice on whether or not the AAUP should file an amicus brief in a particular case, the final decision to file is made jointly by the president, general counsel, and general secretary.

Members

Risa L. Lieberwitz (Law)
Cornell University, chair, 2024

Meera E. Deo (Law)
Southwestern Law School, 2026

Ellen Dichner (Labor Studies)
City of New York School of Labor and Urban Studies, 2024

Emily M. S. Houh (Law)
University of Cincinnati, 2026

Neal Hutchens (Law/Higher Education)

University of Kentucky, 2024

Jack I. Lerner (Law)

University of California, Irvine, 2026

Geoffrey R. Stone (Law)
University of Chicago, 2026

Aaron Nisenson, staff

Edward Swidriski, staff