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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. 

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.

ABOR Legislation

Information about bills introduced in state legislatures around the country as part of the campaign for a so-called Academic Bill of Rights.

New Ways to Fund Higher Ed?

The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education has released three working papers with ideas on ways to fund higher education. One, by AAUP president Rudy Fichtenbaum, explains how to achieve vastly improved funding for higher education through a miniscule tax on selected financial transactions. Learn how to add your voice to the conversation.

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