What you can do to test your readiness for unionization and to lay the groundwork for a successful effort, plus an outline of ...

There is one book that, as a higher education scholar, I routinely recommend to colleagues seeking to better understand how ...

As the faculty’s role in governance comes under growing attack, AAUP members in Texas and elsewhere are mobilizing to defend ...

Intellectual property (IP) at colleges and universities refers most importantly to the products of faculty, staff, and student research and scholarship. IP falls into two groups—work covered by patent ...

The AAUP's legal office responds to inquiries on higher education law from professors, academic administrators, attorneys, ...

To that end, the AAUP pledges to work with faculty, college and university administrations, and social justice organizations. The AAUP is committed to fighting systemic racism and pursuing racial ...

When the AAUP speaks, it is the voice of the profession. Read a sampling of what the media is saying about the AAUP.

In 2023, the US Department of Education announced new activity concerning OPMs, including new guidance on third-party ...

This report provides a statistical analysis of the presence of AAUP-recommended policies on academic freedom, dismissal for cause, financial exigency, and program discontinuance in faculty handbooks ...

The AAUP condemns the brutal assault and illegal arrest of David Huerta, vice-president of the California Federation of Labor Unions and president of SEIU California and SEIU-USSW. Huerta’s arrest ...

The AAUP publishes faculty compensation survey results in the spring for the current academic year and a full report in the summer.

Widely regarded as an authoritative source on sound academic practice, the AAUP's Policy Documents and Reports, also known as the Redbook, contains the Association's major policy statements.