The AAUP is an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.

Since 1915, the AAUP has been crafting policies for the academic profession on both fundamental principles and emerging issues. AAUP business reports are published annually in the Bulletin of the ...

The AAUP is a union and membership association of faculty and other academic professionals. Headquartered in Washington, DC, we have members and chapters based at colleges and universities across the ...

1915–1916 John Dewey (Philosophy), Columbia University 1916–1917 John H. Wigmore (Law), Northwestern University 1917–1918 Frank Thilly (Philosophy), Cornell University 1918–1919 J. M. Coulter (Botany) ...

The policies published in the AAUP’s Policy Documents and Reports, also known as the "Redbook," have been formulated by standing and special AAUP committees and governing bodies, and at times in ...

The AAUP encourages unionization of all eligible higher education employees as the best way to secure professional standards and to ensure that effective instruction remains the core institutional ...

AAUP members can establish a chapter at an institution that is either accredited or is a candidate for accreditation and that has at least seven active AAUP members. The first step is to call an ...

The AAUP defends the right to free speech, expression of political convictions, and peaceful protest on university campuses. Our colleges and universities are places of inquiry, and debate. Even when ...

Organizing is a democratic form of building and maintaining an active membership base in order to effect change. The main principle behind successful organizing, and behind the formation of AAUP ...

Check out our collection of AAUP merch, membership materials, and free resources available to chapters for membership drives and outreach. We encourage chapters to buy AAUP T-shirts, pins, stickers, ...

The AAUP's government relations program tracks legislation that is relevant to our mission at both the federal and state levels. On the state level, we focus on training AAUP members to build ...

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