The policies published in the AAUP’s Policy Documents and Reports, also known as the "Redbook," have been formulated by standing and special committees, at times in cooperation with other organizations, and adopted by the Association's national Council and by the annual meeting of the membership.
Policy Statements
Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure. 1940.
Recommended Institutional Regulations on Academic Freedom and Tenure. 2006 revision.
Post-tenure Review. 1999 revision. (Available by request from Nanette Crisologo.)
On Freedom of Expression and Campus Speech Codes. 1994.
Procedural Standards in the Renewal or Nonrenewal of Faculty Appointments. 1989 revision.
A Statement of the Association's Council: Freedom & Responsibility. 1990 revision. (Available by request from Nanette Crisologo.)
Procedural Standards in Faculty Dismissal Proceedings. 1958.
1915 Declaration of Principles on Academic Freedom and Academic Tenure.
Committee A Reports
Each of these reports was prepared by a subcommittee of the Association’s Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure and was approved by Committee A for publication with an invitation for comments.
Protecting an Independent Faculty Voice: Academic Freedom after Garcetti v. Ceballos. 2009.
The Use and Abuse of Faculty Suspensions. 2008.
Freedom in the Classroom. 2007.
Academic Freedom and Outside Speakers. 2006.
Academic Freedom and Electronic Communications. 2004.
Controversy in the Classroom. 2004.
Statement on Corporate Funding of Academic Research. 2004. (Available by request from Nanette Crisologo.)
Verification and Trust: Background Investigations Preceding Faculty Appointment. 2004. (Available by request from Nanette Crisologo.)
Academic Bills of Rights. 2003. (.pdf)
Good Practice in Tenure Evaluation. 2000. (Available by request from Nanette Crisologo.)
Incentives to Forgo Tenure. 2000.
Additional Committee A reports
For the Record
Committee A Procedures. Academe, March–April 2005. Reprint of 1962 report on the AAUP’s case investigation procedures.
Academic Freedom and National Security. Academe, November–December 2004. Speech delivered by Robert O’Neil at the Ninetieth Annual Meeting of the AAUP.
Legal Issues & Academic Freedom
Academic Freedom and Freedom of Information Requests (.pdf). 2011. By Robert O’Neil, AAUP counsel. A review of Freedom of Information Act requests that have involved questions of academic freedom.
Annual Legal Update (.pdf). 2011. By Rachel Levinson, Senior Counsel. Presentation to the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions.
Academic Freedom, Shared Governance, and the First Amendment after Garcetti v. Ceballos. (.pdf) February 2011. By Rachel Levinson, Senior Counsel . Presentation for Stetson University College of Law 31st Annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education.
Legal Round-Up: What’s New and Noteworthy for Higher Education? 2010. By Rachel Levinson, Senior Counsel and Kathi Westcott, Associate Counsel. Presentation for July 2010 AAUP Summer Institute.
Legal Update. 2008. By Rachel Levinson, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions.
Legal Update. 2007. By Rachel Levinson, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions.
Academic Freedom and the First Amendment . 2007. By Rachel Levinson, AAUP Counsel. An informational outline.
Academic Freedom of Students and Professors, and Political Discrimination. 2006. By Ann Springer, AAUP Counsel. An informational outline.
Legal Update. 2005. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions.
Academic Freedom and Professorial Speech. 2004. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. A presentation made to the 25th Annual Conference on Law & Higher Education.
Annual Legal Update: "Hot" Topics in Higher Education Law. 2004. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. A presentation made to the 31st Annual National Conference on Collective Bargaining.
Annual Legal Update: "Hot" Topics in Higher Education Law. 2003. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. A presentation made to the 30th Annual National Conference on Collective Bargaining.
Legal Update. 2003. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to National Center for Collective Bargaining.
Legal Issues In The Classroom. 2003. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to the Appalachian College Association Teaching and Learning Institute.
Academic Freedom of Individual Professors And Higher Education Institutions: The Current Legal Landscape. 2002. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. An informational outline.
Tenure: Current Perspectives and Challenges. 2002. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. An informational outline.
Investigations & Censure
List of Administrations Censured by the Association
Censured Administrations (alphabetical)
Developments Relating to Censured Institutions
The AAUP's Censure List. 2003. By Jonathan Knight. A descriptive essay on the AAUP's definition of "censure," which evolved through debate on pivotal issues of faculty roles, powers, and duties.
Some Implications of Tenure for the Profession and Society. By Ernst Benjamin.
Faculty and Management Rights in Higher Education Collective Bargaining: A Faculty Perspective. 1997. By Ernst Benjamin. Presentation made to the 25th Annual Meeting of the Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Profession.
Academe: Magazine of the AAUP
Opinions expressed in Academe's contributed feature articles and reviews are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the policies of the AAUP.
Columns
Whose Academic Freedom? July-August 2009. By Cary Nelson. From the President.
Button Up. January-February 2009. By Cary Nelson. From the President.
Threats to Academic Speech. May-June 2008. By Rachel B. Levinson, Sneior AAUP Counsel. Legal Watch.
Faculty Forum: Harry Potter and the Sinister Measures of Merit January-February 2008. By Judith Sheppard. Faculty Forum.
Ideology in the Academy. July-August 2007. By Rachel B. Levinson. Legal Watch.
Good Principles, Sound Practices. May-June 2007. By Ernst Benjamin. From the Executive Director.
Preaching to the Choir. January-February 2007. By Roger W. Bowen. From the General Secretary.
Faculty Speech. November-December 2006. By Rachel B. Levinson. Legal Watch.
The Wisdom of Solomon. May–June 2005. By Ann Springer, AAUP Associate Counsel. Legal Watch.
Electronic Citizenship. March–April 2005. By Donna Euben., AAUP Counsel Legal Watch.
Keeping the Faith. March–April 2004. By Martin D. Snyder. State of the Profession.
Student Right or Faculty Prerogative?July–Aug 2003. By Martin D. Snyder. State of the Profession.
Academic Freedom and Religion. May–June 2003. By Martin D. Snyder. State of the Profession.
Curriculum Matters. November–December 2002. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Legal Watch.
Academic Freedom and Student Newspapers. July–Aug 2002. By Martin D. Snyder. State of the Profession.
It’s Not Just Yelling Fire. January–Febrary 2002. By Ann D. Springer, AAUP Associate Counsel. Legal Watch.
Pressures on Research and Academic Freedom. November–December 2001. By Mark F. Smith. Government Relations.
The Play’s the Thing. November–December 2001. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Legal Watch.
Making the Grade? September-October 2001. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Legal Watch.
Academic Freedom, Loyalty Oaths, and Diversity in Academe. May–June 2001. By Donna R. Euben. Legal Watch.
Technology and Free Speech: A Hit and a Miss Academe. September-October 2000. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. Legal Watch.
Academic Freedom in the "Real World." March-April 2000. By Jonathan R. Alger, AAUP Counsel. Legal Watch.
Feature Articles & News
January-February 2011
Academic Freedom and the Corporate University. By Jennifer Washburn.
Human Rights, Academic Freedom, and Offshore Academics. By Andrew Ross.
Defending Academic Freedom in the Age of Garcetti. By Joan DelFattore.
"Kneecapping" Academic Freedom. November-December 2010. By Robert R. Kuehn and Peter A. Joy.
Three Clicks and Academic Freedom Is Out. September-October 2010. By Debra Ellen Clark
The Casualties of the Twenty-First-Century Community College. May-June 2010.
By David McKay Wilson.
Academic Freedom in Cyberspace. September-October 2009. By Robert O'Neil.
Who Defends Intellectual Freedom for Librarians? September-October 2009. By John Buschman.
Academic Freedom and Me. July-August 2009. By Ian Barnard.
Can Academic Freedom Work in Military Academies? July-August 2007. By Jackson A. Niday II and Kathleen Harrington.
Impassioned Teaching. July-August 2007. By Pamela L. Caughie.
University Settles Third Lawsuit. May-June 2007. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.
Academic Freedom Debate. May-June 2007. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.
Virginia State Pays $600,000 to Settle Suit. March-April 2007. By Gwendolyn Bradley. Nota Bene.
Academic Freedom Remains Secure on U.S. Campuses. January-February 2007. By Wendi Maloney. AAUP at Work.
Academic Freedom and Outside Speakers. January-February 2007. By Eric Combest. AAUP at Work.
How We Got Off the Censure List. January-February 2007. By Robert M. Yoho, Jerry E. McGee, James “Cid” Seidelman, Sandra L. Kurtinitis, David F. Turk, James T. Barry. Administrators tell their stories.
AAUP Special Committee Preparing Report. November-December 2006. By Jordan E. Kurland.
New Mexico Highlands Settles with Faculty Member. November-December 2006. By Jonathan Knight.
Ohio Applicants Must Disavow Terrorist Ties. November-December 2006. By Leigh A. Neithardt.
What Does “Academic Freedom” Mean?. November-December 2006. By Michael Bérubé.
Fighting Back: Peace Studies is Not Terrorism. May–June 2006. By George Wolfe.
Fighting Back: A Fair Wage for Staff in Colorado. May–June 2006. By Jeff Livesay.
Faith Statements Do Restrict Academic Freedom. January–February 2006. By Kenneth Wagner.
The Value of Limitations. January–February 2006. By Lee Hardy.
Critical Intellectual Inquiry at Catholic Colleges. January–February 2006. By Bernard Olszewski.
Fighting Back: Free Speech Zones on Campus. September–October 2005. By Patty Kean.
Fighting Back: Homogeneity And Free Speech In Utah. September–October 2005. By David R. Keller.
Joan Wallach Scott on Threats to Academic Freedom. September–October 2005. Interview.
Windows Without Curtains: Computer Privacy and Academic Freedom. September–October 2003. By Martha McCaughey.
Academic Freedom and the "Intifada Curriculum. May–June 2003. By Robert C. Post.
Academic Freedom and National Security in Times of Crisis. May–June 2003. By Robert M. O'Neil.
Academic Freedom as a Human Right: An Internationalist Perspective. May–June 2003. By Balakrishnan Rajagopal.
Hate Groups, Big Dykes, and Other Problems in Academic Freedom. May–June 2003. By Erica Rand.
Reluctant Foot Soldiers: America's Undergraduates Rebuff Opponents of Academic Freedom. May–June 2003. By Daniel P. Denvir.
Victims of Circumstance: Academic Freedom in a Contingent Academy. May–June 2003. By Eric Marshall.
Libraries, Books, and Academic Freedom. May–June 2003. By S. David Mash.
Resolving Academic Freedom: Professional Groups Defend Intellectual Openness. May–June 2003.
The AAUP's Censure List. January–February 2003. By Jonathan Knight.
Angels in America at the Catholic University of America. November–December 2002. By Gary Jay Williams.
Critical Patriotism. September–October 2002. By J. Peter Euben.
Academic Freedom and the Vatican's Ex Corde Ecclesiae. May–June 2002. By Daniel C. Maguire.
A Balancing Act: Competing Claims For Academic Freedom. November–December 2001. By Gary Pavela.
Academic Freedom, Individual or Institutional? November-December 2001. By David M. Rabban.
November-December 1999 (.pdf). Contains:
How Not to Reform a Medical School: A Case Study--Georgetown University. By Robert I. Glazer.
How Not to Reform a Medical School: A Case Study--University of Minnesota. By Robert F. Miller
How Not to Reform a Medical School: A Case Study--University of Southern California. By Harvey R. Kaslow.
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(updated 7/12)