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About the AAUP

Our Mission

Our Mission

The mission of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is to advance academic freedom and shared governance; to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education; to promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and all those engaged in teaching and research in higher education; to help the higher education community organize to make our goals a reality; and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. Founded in 1915, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in this country's colleges and universities.

Legal Defense
Featured Program

Legal Defense

The AAUP Foundation supports faculty members in cases at the trial and appellate levels that implicate important legal rights, involve legal issues of national significance in higher education, and affect the careers of academics.

Announcement: Call for Papers

For its 2025 volume, the AAUP’s Journal of Academic Freedom invites submissions of scholarly articles that address the impact of large private donations on academic freedom and the educational mission of colleges and universities. Submissions are due by March 5, 2025.

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For its 2025 volume, the AAUP’s Journal of Academic Freedom invites submissions of scholarly articles that address the impact of large private donations on academic freedom and the educational mission of colleges and universities. Submissions are due by March 5, 2025.

Announcement: Test 3

For its 2025 volume, the AAUP’s Journal of Academic Freedom invites submissions of scholarly articles that address the impact of large private donations on academic freedom and the educational mission of colleges and universities. Submissions are due by March 5, 2025.

Employment Opportunities

Employment Opportunities

Explore career opportunities with the AAUP and help advance academic freedom and equity in higher education.

Employment Opportunities

Employment Opportunities

Explore career opportunities with the AAUP and help advance academic freedom and equity in higher education.

Employment Opportunities

Employment Opportunities

Explore career opportunities with the AAUP and help advance academic freedom and equity in higher education.

Elected Leaders

Elected Leaders

The leaders of the Association are drawn from colleges and universities throughout the country. Find out about chapter, state conference, and national leaders.

AAUP Governance

AAUP Governance

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Affiliated Organizations

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History

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