The mission of the 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.
Why join the AAUP?
Advocate for your rights
Together, we can advocate for the issues that matter to all of us—from academic freedom and protections, to pay equity, proper benefits and transparent promotion criteria.
Shape the Chapter’s agenda
At monthly chapter meetings, members discuss different issues and work together to form the chapter’s agenda and priorities.
Services and support
Through the chapter’s different agreements, you can access legal support for issues related to immigration, employment, and others.
An advocate in your corner
The Chapter stands to support your work and advocate for you. Chapter officers may attend investigative proceedings with you and offer perspectives on how to manage different issues and concerns.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Your AAUP membership gives you exclusive access to the expertise of AAUP staff, members, and leaders. Our lineup of guidebooks, toolkits, and webinars put the resources to defend academic freedom, ensure economic security, and advance faculty governance for all faculty at your fingertips.
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Read more about key issues that AAUP National is working on: https://www.aaup.org/issues-higher-education