AAUP Foundation

The AAUP Foundation is organized to fund the charitable and educational purposes of the AAUP, including establishing and supporting principles of academic freedom and the quality of higher education in a free and democratic society. 

 

  • Journal of Academic Freedom

    The new volume explores academic boycotts and other aspects of academic freedom in the context of the global university.

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  • Celebrating 100 Years

    We are excited about our upcoming Centennial. The Interview Project presents testimonials and highlights recent activities of the association to document and celebrate the AAUP, its past and future.

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  • Welcome to the AAUP Foundation

    The new AAUP Foundation is the charitable arm of the AAUP enterprise, which also includes the AAUP (a professional association), and the AAUP-CBC (a labor union). All three share a commitment to academic freedom and shared governance and to ensuring higher education’s contribution to the common good. 

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Featured Bequest

Passer Trust

The AAUP Foundation is pleased and proud to announce receipt of a charitable bequest from the Moses and Dorothy Passer Trust to support its Legal Defense Fund.

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Meet our Board

New Board Members

The AAUP Foundation is pleased to announce two new members of its board of directors, Arthur Caplan of New York University and Heidi Bogin Oshin of Menemsha Films.

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Featured Programs

Academic Freedom

The AAUP Foundation supports projects that safeguard academic freedom to encourage free inquiry, promote the expansion of knowledge, and create an environment in which learning and research can flourish, thereby enhancing the quality of higher education and benefiting society.

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Shared Governance

Governance of higher education institutions traditionally has been a responsibility shared by  faculty, administrators, and trustees. The AAUP Foundation supports work that increases the understanding and efficacy of shared governance in colleges and universities.

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Celebrating 100 Years

Centennial Interview Project

We are excited to begin this project as a way of documenting the historical background of AAUP. These interviews present testimonials and highlight recent activities of the association.

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Featured Grants

Legal Defense Fund

A Legal Defense Fund grant supports Professors Jeffrey MacSwan and Kellie Rolstad in their lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents for copyright infringement and injunctive relief

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