Legal Program

About

The AAUP's legal office supports the activities of the Association in a variety of ways. The office responds to inquiries on higher education law from professors, academic administrators, attorneys, and others; monitors legal developments in higher education around the country; leads workshops and presentations on higher education law; and drafts informational outlines on specific areas of the law.

In addition, the office performs in-house legal work for the AAUP and supplies legal support for a number of key AAUP committees. The staff attorneys collaborate with the general counsel, who is a law professor appointed to a two-year term and who remains in his or her faculty position while serving the Association.

Our Work

Amicus Briefs

The legal office also works with experts from around the country in submitting friend-of-the-court briefs in key appellate cases, seeking to shape the law in ways supportive of Association principles. The AAUP's amicus briefs before the Supreme Court and appellate courts safeguard sound academic practices and due process. The AAUP also tracks the legal implications of legislation and its implementation in executive branch agencies.

Publications

Below are some recently published articles. Issue-specific publications can be found under the AAUP Issues pages as well as in issues of Academe, the magazine of the AAUP.

Webinars & Presentations