There is one book that, as a higher education scholar, I routinely recommend to colleagues seeking to better understand how ...

Intellectual property (IP) at colleges and universities refers most importantly to the products of faculty, staff, and student research and scholarship. IP falls into two groups—work covered by patent ...

The AAUP calls on UNC–Chapel Hill’s chancellor and board of trustees to provide a full explanation of why faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Law, and the Kenan-Flagler Business ...

The Trump administration’s attempt to strip Columbia University of its accreditation is yet another authoritarian attempt to control what can be said, thought, taught, and learned on college campuses.

A university president’s imposition of corporate culture to usher in drastic institutional change is an assault on faculty participation in governance.

This frank admission, followed by an even franker vagueness, seems the university line these days among those campuses holding classes and opening dorms during a pandemic. Yes, some students and staff ...

The author of the report was Professor David Fellman, who, after his term as chair of Committee A, served as president of the AAUP (1964-66). In his report, Professor Fellman vividly explains why ...

The AAUP's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure promotes standards of academic freedom, tenure, and due process in higher education through the development of policy documents and reports ...

How the Hampshire College AAUP chapter built solidarity and avoided faculty layoffs.

Social distancing” and all of the trauma wrought by COVID-19 have created disorienting isolation and loss for many people in my immediate circle. At the same time, precisely because of this pain, the ...

The complex logistical and financial challenges of the pandemic have compelled United Academics to adapt nimbly and to engage members throughout the summer in advocating for the best interests of ...

Too often this dialogue leads to questions about whether high school graduates from all backgrounds can benefit from a college education. Unfortunately, Indebted fails to shed light on the underlying ...