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VA-AAUP: Conference Updates and Opportunities
From Bethany LetiecqPresident, VA-AAUP State Conference This spring, we have witnessed many challenges. Pro-Palestinian protests and police violence on our campuses. Administration declarations of program cuts and faculty lay-offs. Governor interference in curriculum. Board overreach. Anti-DEI moves. Violations of Faculty Handbooks,… Continue reading
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AAUP National: In the news
Fighting Political Interference in Higher Ed AAUP Elections and Biennial Meeting Online registration closes June 1 for the 2024 AAUP Conference and Biennial Meeting, which will take place June 13-16 in the Washington, DC, area. The conference includes informational sessions, presentations on pressing issues… Continue reading
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AAUP National: It’s a Historic Moment in the Battle for Higher Ed
From Kelly BenjaminAAUP Media and Communications We are living through a historic moment in the battle for the future of American higher education as antiwar protests are met with crackdowns on academic freedom, free speech, and faculty governance on college and… Continue reading
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Academe: Race and the AAUP
Spring 2024 | Vol. 110, No. 2 Our spring issue takes an overdue step toward reconsidering the role of race in the AAUP’s history. Articles look to the past and draw lessons for the present, examining such topics as W. E.… Continue reading
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AAUP News: AAUP Members Are Pushing Back Against Anti-DEI attacks
From Kelly Benjamin, AAUP Media and Communications The assault on diversity, equity, and inclusion in American higher education is dominating higher ed news in 2024, with new attacks coming out of multiple state legislatures and university administrations. Nationwide, AAUP members are… Continue reading
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Website changes
We have shifted the discussions from the Community Forum to the public space below to make it easier to post and reply. Replies with external links will post once they are approved. Please join the conversation, and as always you can… Continue reading
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AAUP National: Member Digest for March
Happy spring to you all! Here’s your monthly digest of all things AAUP and higher ed. Upcoming Events Spring Academe Preview The March Academe preview includes four early-release articles from our forthcoming spring issue, which will reconsider the AAUP’s history through a racial-equity lens. This spring… Continue reading
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AAUP National: February edition
From Kelly Benjamin, AAUP Media and Communications AAUP Members on the Front Lines As 2024 unfolds, the crisis in American higher education continues to make headlines nationwide, as do AAUP members fighting on the front lines to preserve academic freedom, shared… Continue reading
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AAUP National: January Edition
From Kelly Benjamin, AAUP Media and Communications Fight for Future of Higher Ed Intensifies in 2024 Fight for Future of Higher Ed Intensifies in 2024The new year has begun with an intensified political assault on academic freedom and shared governance in… Continue reading
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AAUP National News: November edition
From Kelly Benjamin, AAUP Media and Communications These are trying times for academic freedom in American higher education. The war in Gaza has heightened tension on college campuses, leading the national AAUP and several AAUP chapters to weigh in defending the… Continue reading
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