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 ...

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

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 ...

This year's Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2024–25, presents findings from the AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey and other key economic trends related to US higher ...

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.

Academic freedom is at the core of what academics do, inside and outside the classroom. It is the oxygen necessary for our profession to exist. Yet academic freedom is often misunderstood by faculty ...

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 ...

1. What can the faculty do to support proposals that have less severe consequences for our faculty, students, and academic programs than those being aired by the administration? Since we already have ...

How can I let people know what is happening on my campus and communicate the faculty’s or my AAUP chapter’s views?Depending on your circumstances and your goals, you may want to inform people about ...