If the diagnosis is correct—that diversity without inclusion is corrosive to the climate for academic freedom—then the ...

In a decision arising from a lawsuit brough by the AAUP and allies, a court has limited the Trump executive order targeting DEI discrimination and federal contractors to only bar discrimination ...

These are not discrete attacks. The fight for the future of higher education—the central focus of the AAUP’s recent work—has become inextricable from a wider fight against rising authoritarianism. As ...

In my ongoing exploration of why and when US-based college and university professors decide to retire in the absence of a mandatory retirement age, I have identified a wide range of motivations. These ...

Sound Tactics: Auditory Power in Political Protests by Justin Eckstein. Penn State University Press, 2025. Sound has always been an integral part of political protests. In the United States, ...

In May 2025, the Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 37, abolishing the existing faculty senates and academic councils at every public institution of higher education in the state. This law came into ...

On a fifth-grade field trip to a working ranch, the man showing us around asked whether anyone in my class knew how many feet were in a mile. I raised my hand. “5,280.” My teachers beamed. The rancher ...

The AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom (CDAF) welcomed its second cohort of fellows this summer. The group— along with many of the fellows from the first cohort, members of the national ...

The AAUP has consistently fought efforts by the Trump administration to undermine the integrity of scientific research and the federal funding infrastructure that supports research activities in ...

The AAUP has welcomed several new staff members over the past months. Makese Motley was appointed as political director, a role in which he will lead the AAUP’s newly established Political Department.

In August, the AAUP opposed and offered analysis of the announcement “A National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards” issued by US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. The ...