Find a Chapter
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Start a Chapter
Active AAUP chapters serve the profession at over 500 accredited colleges and universities by supporting principles and programs that vitally affect the quality of higher education and professional life. Find out how to start a chapter.
Resources for Chapters
Resources to help local AAUP leaders build strong chapters and conferences, work with state and local governments, communicate effectively, and plan events.
Chapter Profiles
We use AAUP chapter profiles to share stories of new and established chapters and ask them about their challenges and accomplishments.
Forming a Union Chapter
What you can do to test your readiness for unionization and to lay the groundwork for a successful effort, plus an outline of the different phases of a union campaign.
Chapter Responsibilities
All AAUP chapters are responsible for financial rectitude, democratic governance, sound representation, fair resolution of any complaints, and regard for Association principles, policies, and procedures. Unionized chapters have additional responsibilities.
AAUP At-Large Chapter
The at-large chapter is made up of individual AAUP members who are not eligible for membership in a campus chapter of the AAUP.
AAUP Local 6741 of the AFT
The nationwide AAUP Advocacy Local 6741 of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, was created as a result of the AAUP’s affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers in 2022. The local’s membership consists of all AAUP advocacy members–that is, AAUP members who are not part of chapters that serve as the bargaining representatives for faculty and other academic employees in union-related activities at their campuses.