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	AAUP in the Media According to the AAUP's Anita Levy, a new statement by the AAUP and CHEA is "designed to stimulate discussion of academic freedom among institutions, faculty, and accrediting organizations." Read the story in the Chronicle of Higher Education. (11/21) Read about a letter that AAUP president Rudy Fichtenbaum wrote to University of Northern Iowa president Benjamin Allen in the Northern Iowan. (11/13) Read about why the Bowling Green State University faculty have filed an unfair labor charge in the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune. (11/9)

What's New

Help with fight against "Pathways" at CUNY

The “reform” agenda that brought relentless testing and widespread privatization to K-12 schools has surfaced in higher education. (11/29)

AAUP and CHEA Release Advisory Statement on Accreditation and Academic Freedom

This advisory statement is designed to stimulate discussion of academic freedom among institutions, faculty and accrediting organizations. (11/20)

Call for Proposals: 2013 AAUP Annual Conference

You haven't missed your chance to submit a presentation proposal for the AAUP's annual conference. The deadline has been extended until December 15, 2012. (12/1)

AAUP Events

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ASC Regional Workshop
St. Louis, MO
November 10, 2012

Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education
Washington, DC
June 12-14, 2013
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See all upcoming events.

AAUP Announcements

Nominations for AAUP Council Candidates Sought

All members of the Association in good standing, with the exception of associate members, are eligible to be elected to Council positions. (10/16)

AAUP in the Media