Randa Jarrar's case at Cal State Fresno has attracted national attention, much of it arguably undue. Will she be punished? It's hard to say, given academe's unpredictable track record on discipline for faculty social media snafus.
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Survey finds strong faculty support for free expression on campus, even for ideas some would consider offensive.
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Southern Illinois Carbondale's proposal that alumni volunteers do faculty work (without pay) doesn't go over well.
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Significant changes to the structure and procedures for faculty participation in institutional governance should not be made unilaterally.
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Arizona educators voted overwhelmingly in favor of a walkout, following three days of balloting this week.
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The AAUP joined with the American Council on Education and other higher education groups in submitting an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing the Trump administration's newest/most recent travel ban.
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AAUP's annual report on faculty compensation takes on salary compression, gender inequality and more. Explore our exclusive database of AAUP faculty pay at 1,000 institutions.
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After two congressmen write to Texas A&M raising concerns that the Chinese-government backed Confucius Institutes are platforms for political propaganda and espionage, Texas A&M says it will close them.
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Upcoming AAUP Events: Committee A Meeting, 2018 Annual Conference, 2018 Summer Institute
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Many colleges and universities are facing a gloomy picture, painted by polls, politics and population shifts that are forcing an overhaul of campuses across the country.
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Whitney Ray said she fell into a yearlong depression after being sexually harassed by an undergraduate at the U. of North Carolina at Wilmington
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University of Rochester professors found out their emails were reviewed and shared, raising questions of how much privacy faculty members should be assured.
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Could a one-day walkout at Loyola Chicago set the stage for other campuses?
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On the picket line
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Undocumented workers find new ally as unions act to halt deportations
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Univ. of Cincinnati: Contract Clause Admissible in Wage Bias Trial
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University of Washington: Representation Election for Post-Docs
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Another Post-Janus Option: Mandating Payment to a Non-Profit
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Alternatives to funding Collective Bargaining after Janus in Hawaii
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Four National Unions Issue Joint Letter Demanding GSE Bargaining
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