Resources for All AAUP Chapters

Resources to help local AAUP leaders build strong chapters and conferences, work with state and local governments, communicate effectively, and plan events. Here you can find templates and sample documents that you can adapt to your campus or community. Get started by choosing a topic below:

• COVID-19 Pandemic Resources
• Starting an AAUP Chapter
• Informal Glossary of AAUP Terms and Abbreviations
• Recent chapter-leader news digests
• Building Campus Coalitions
• Government Relations Toolkit
• Creating a Website for Your Chapter 
• Bulk E-Mail Options for Chapters and Conferences
• Media Relations and Social Media Guide 
• Planning Events 
•  Improving Working Conditions for Faculty on Contingent Appointments

Handouts on AAUP Principles

These documents, available to download and print, offer concise summaries of core AAUP principles.

• Academic Freedom
• Shared Governance
• Tenure

For toolkits on fighting targeted harassment, the fight against privatization, and information on other AAUP campaigns, visit our One Faculty, One Resistance site.  

You can see profiles of many of our advocacy and collective bargaining chapters here.