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organization exclusively representing the
interests of all college and university faculty
members. The AAUP establishes and maintains
standards for academic due process and faculty
participation in academic decision making.
AAUP membership is open to instructional and
research faculty, graduate students,
administrators and members of the public. Click
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The
Purpose of the
AAUP
is to:
Protect Academic Freedom
Promote Shared Governance
Define Professional Values and Standards for Higher Education
Ensure Higher Education's Contribution to the Common Good
 IMPORTANT NOTICE An updated version of this site is under construction
Web-Based
Evaluation of University
Administrators by Faculty is Available to
Your College or University
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The classic one hour and 26 minutes video documentary "Keeping in
Mind: The McCarthy Era at the University of Michigan"
by Adam E. Kulakow is now available in DVD or VHS formats.
Click
here
to learn more about the documentary
and to place your order.
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The April 2005 Annual
Newsletter featured articles on the web-based evaluation by
UM faculty of university
administrators. Click
here
to access it.
If
you are interested in conducting similar web-based
evaluations at your college or university, click
here
to
contact the Chapter's Secretary by e-mail.
The Supreme Court, Affirmative Action, and Higher Education
Click
here to read this article by Robert O'Neil,
reprinted from Academe,
about the possible impacts of a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Corporate Academia
Click
here to read the book review in the
January-February 2008 American Scientist
(vol. 96, p. 62 ff.), "Corporate Academia" by
Roger Geiger, regarding Daniel Greenburg's 2007
book Science for Sale: The Perils, Rewards,
and Delusions of Campus Capitalism. |
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Recent News Items
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Click on to read:
AAUP Faculty Gender Equity Indicators
2006
New Faculty Undergraduate Scholarships
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WHAT THE AAUP DOES FOR
YOU
The
AAUP
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Sets standards for
academic freedom, faculty
governance, tenure, due
process
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Provides local
programs: e.g., on intellectual
property, conflict
resolution
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Conducts studies:
e.g., on how unit executive
committees
function
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current issues via e-mail and the
web, e.g., post-tenure review,
revision of the faculty
handbook
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support in grievances and
disputes
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state and national AAUP
network
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Judith G. Calhoun,
Chapter Secretary
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