Academic Bill of Rights

Resolution On Academic Freedom At Appalachian State University

The Appalachian Chapter of the American Association of University Professors calls on state legislators to oppose Senate Bill 1139 because the Academic Bill of Rights proposes to remove academic expertise as the standard for decisions about teaching and research at universities.

Statement by David French before the Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Academic Freedom

Statement by David French before the Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Academic Freedom, in response to the campaign for an Academic Bill of Rights

Statement by Lisa D. Brush before the Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Academic Freedom

Lisa D. Brush, President of the United Faculty of the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors), testifies in the Pennsylvania General Assembly against the proposed Academic Bill of Rights, November 9, 2005.

Testimony by Robert Moore Before the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s House Select Committee on Student Academic Freedom

Robert Moore, a professor at St. Josephs University, testifies before the Pennsylvania General Assembly about the Academic Bill of Rights. 

Testimony by Professor Joan Wallach Scott Before the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s House Select Committee on Student Academic Freedom

Joan Scott, a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study and at Rutgers, testifies before a Pennsylvania General Assembly committee about a proposed Academic Bill of Rights. This testimony was given on November 9, 2005.

AAUP Leaders Testified Before First Public Hearings of the Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Student Academic Freedom

On Wednesday November 9 and Thursday November 10, 2005 AAUP leaders testified before the first public hearings of the Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Student Academic Freedom on the University of Pittsburgh campus.  The committee heard from a total of six scheduled witnesses over the two days in addition to several individuals who spoke during the public comment times set aside at the end of each day’s proceedings.

Testimony by Robert M. O’Neil before the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s House Select Committee on Student Academic Freedom

Robert M. O'Neil, a law professor at the University of Virginia, former president of UVA, and general counsel for the AAUP, testifies against the proposed "Academic Bill of Rights" in Pennsylvania.

Statement by Joe Yanik before the Kansas House Committee on Appropriations

Testimony by Emporia State University professor and past president of the Kansas Conference of the AAUP Joe Yanik before the Kansas House Committee on Appropriations. He explains why he opposes legislation to enact an Academic Bill of Rights. This testimony was given on March 15, 2006.

Resources on ABOR

Resources concerning the Academic Bill of Rights.

AAUP Policies In the Classroom

The freedom to teach, to learn, to discover, and to convey knowledge is fundamental to the common good of a free society. In universities and colleges, academic freedom protects the inquiries and expressions of students, teachers, researchers, scholars and other members of the academic community in different ways depending on their functions. Several AAUP policy statements describe the importance of academic freedom for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and academic professionals whose responsibilities include teaching or other academic judgments.

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