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For questions about membership or help joining: rlewis@aaup.org.
If you have an academic freedom, tenure, due process, or governance problem on your campus: academicfreedom@aaup.org. But before you write, please see our Resources on Academic Freedom.
For general legal information, contact legal.dept@aaup.org. (Please note that the AAUP legal office is counsel to the organization and cannot provide legal representation to individual faculty members). For attorney referrals, please contact attorneyreferral@aaup.org.
To contact Academe, the AAUP magazine: academe@aaup.org.
For subscription issues or to order a publication: rlewis@aaup.org.
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If you're interested in organizing an AAUP chapter: organizing@aaup.org.
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The AAUP receives hundreds of inquiries on work-related issues. We've compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions. If you can't find your answer there, please also consult our issues section.
If you have a question about the faculty compensation survey: aaupfcs@aaup.org.
A number of AAUP chapters and state conferences employ staff. These field staff have formed the Field Staff Association, which meets at the June Annual Meeting. Learn more about the Field Staff Association and for resources for field staff.
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Staff Directory
Office of the Executive Director
Julie Schmid, Executive Director
Kathleen Dawson, Executive Assistant, (202) 594-3644
Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, & Governance
Gregory Scholtz, Director
Anita Levy, Senior Program Officer
Hans-Joerg Tiede, Senior Program Officer
Cheryle Adams, Program Coordinator, (202) 594-3624
Department E-mail: academicfreedom@aaup.org
Department of External Relations
Gwendolyn Bradley, Director
Michael Ferguson, Managing Editor, Academe, (202) 594-3642
Mariah Quinn, Digital Organizer, (631) 533-5437
Joseph Roy, Senior Researcher, (202) 594-3648
Kelly Hand, Communications Associate, (202) 594-3648
Laura Markwardt, Media and Communications Strategist, (202) 594-3635
Department of Finance and Administration
For membership-related questions, please e-mail rlewis@aaup.org.
Carlton Briscoe, Controller, (202) 594-3662
Rebecca Lewis, Assistant Director of Membership Accounting, (202) 594-3659
Brikti Abraha, Membership Services Associate, (202) 594-3632
Wilhelm Davidson, Office Coordinator/Purchasing Agent, (202) 594-3637
Debra Hanible, Administrative Coordinator, (202) 594-3622
Karen Saucier, Membership Services Office Coordinator, (202) 594-3643
Lawrence Waldron, Accounts Payable/Payroll Associate, (202) 594-3656
Legal Department
Aaron Nisenson, Senior Counsel
Nancy Long, Associate Counsel
Department E-mail: legal.dept@aaup.org
Department of Organizing and Services
Christopher Simeone, Director, (202) 594-3652
Jim Bakken, Pacific Northwest Lead Organizer, (503) 400-1295
Jamie Owen Daniel, Field Service Representative, (646) 872-8129
Jason Elias, Western Regional Coordinator, (213) 300-8922
David Kociemba, East Coast Organizer, (508) 566-1085
Joshua Guy Lenes, Lead Organizer—Campaign Specialist, (202) 594-3651
Mike Mauer, Senior Labor Advisor, (202) 594-3650
Monica Owens, Political Organizer, (202) 594-3627
Ben Ratliffe, Ohio Organizer, (608) 358-6822
Kira Schuman, Midwest Lead Organizer, (631) 258-2028
Catherine Everitt, Program Coordinator, (202) 594-3655
Chapters and Conferences
Are you looking for a campus-based chapter of the AAUP, or for your local state organization? See a list of chapter websites or state conferences.
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