Academe

This article is a version of the author’s plenary presentation on Friday, June 14, 2019, at the AAUP’s Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education.

The suppression of academic work critical of government policies is a threat both to public universities and to American democracy.

After the AAUP sanctioned the University of Iowa, faculty formed a committee to address governance concerns—and succeeded in having the sanction lifted.

Against overwhelming odds, faculty in the Colorado Community College System have built strong AAUP chapters.

A study of late-career and retired faculty members at Berkeley recommends institutional policies based on insights into the needs and concerns of these sometimes overlooked groups.