The Trump administration is leveraging the accreditation system to force its political agenda onto colleges and universities.

Demands for “viewpoint diversity,” a pillar of the Right’s strategy to remake higher education, collide with the pursuit of ...

I have written many small internal grants. Initially, it was only one every couple of years, for special activities like ...

American History, a Family Mystery, and a Teacher Under Fire by Jane S. Smith. Rutgers University Press, 2025. A Blacklist ...

Everyday actions by department chairs and other tenured and tenure-track faculty can build solidarity and faculty power.

Henry Reichman is professor emeritus of history at California State University, East Bay, a former AAUP vice president, and a ...

Join us for the virtual launch of a powerful new campaign uniting the full strength of the AFT and AAUP to protect higher education from authoritarian attacks.

Write to your elected officials and urge them to protect research funding in the Congressional budget process. More here (member login required).

Science and technology loom large in debates about higher education, but if democracy and a vibrant culture are among our goals, liberal learning must be part of the mix.

1. We have been convinced the budget deficit does require cuts somewhere, but what are some alternatives to eliminating faculty lines?

It is essential, if your chapter has the capacity, to convene public events at which faculty members can observe the upset that their colleagues feel (often, faculty apathy is a consequence of ...