Mission of AAUP
"The mission of the AAUP is to advance academic freedom and shared governance; to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education; to promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and all those engaged in teaching and research in higher education; to help the higher education community organize to make our goals a reality; and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. Founded in 1915, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in this country's colleges and universities." https://www.aaup.org/about
Advocacy Pillars
Academic Freedom
We work to safeguard the academic freedom, ensuring that research and teaching remain free from external political or institutional interference.
Shared Governance
We provide spaces for sharing faculty concerns and work to promote faculty voices in decision-making processes at Kenyon College.
Working Conditions
We advocate for support and resources for faculty, including support for teaching, research, fair compensation, and workload.