The American Association of University Professors has fought to establish and defend the principle that faculty must be free to seek and to teach the truth…academic freedom. Academic freedom is threatened when the faculty’s authority over such matters as curriculum, student evaluation and peer evaluation is eroded, where the faculty does not share fully and meaningfully in the governance of its university.

When their academic freedom comes under attack, AAUP has come to the defense of individual faculty whether or not they are members of the association, fighting to protect the principles of shared governance and academic tenure.  When AAUP has found it necessary to censure the administration of an institution that fails to accord to academic freedom the necessary respect, the academic community listens.

Academic freedom is crucial to both higher education and to a democratic society, but academic freedom needs your support. Join the national organization at www.aaup.com and support a chapter on your campus.