The AAUP office reopened on September 7, 2021. Contact information for all staff, including those working remotely or on a hybrid schedule, is available here.
The AAUP office reopened on September 7, 2021. Contact information for all staff, including those working remotely or on a hybrid schedule, is available here.
Highlights include a plenary session on the state of academic freedom, Friday night reception, and an awards and recognition luncheon. Online registration is now closed. Onsite registration opens at noon on June 12.
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Opening Plenary on the Future of Academic Freedom
Our opening plenary will feature a discussion with prominent figures in higher education and civil liberties work of the new book The Future of Academic Freedom, which raises important questions about the state of academic freedom and free expression on college and university campuses today. Confirmed participants include Henry Reichman, the book's author and chair of the AAUP's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure; Patricia McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University; Alyssa Picard, director of AFT Higher Education; Frederick Lawrence, secretary and CEO of Phi Beta Kappa; and Will Creeley of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. AAUP members and conference participants are entitled to a 30 percent discount on the book with promo code HWUP. Order the book here.
Plenary Luncheon: Academic Freedom and the Threat to Higher Education in America
The Friday plenary luncheon will feature speaker Joan Wallach Scott, a long-standing member and former chair of the AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure and professor emerita at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Among her many books are the classic Gender and the Politics of History and the recent Sex and Secularism. Her latest book brings together her essays—spanning two decades—on academic freedom: Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom. AAUP members and conference participants who order the book are entitled to a 30 percent discount on the book with promo code CUP30. Order the book here.
Discussion Sessions
In lieu of paper panels this year, we have organized peer-to-peer sessions in which chapters, staff, and members can share developments, successes, questions, and challenges. Topics include:
AAUP Essentials
We'll also offer sessions that provide information about the essentials of AAUP principles and operations, including the following.
The AAUP’s Annual Conference also includes business meetings of AAUP entities. These include:
In order to vote in the AAUP-CBC Regular Meeting, the ASC Business Meeting, or in a weighted vote at the Annual Meeting, you will have to complete the appropriate delegate credential form. See complete information.