BY DANIEL A. SEGAL Academe Blog published the author’s post, “The AAUP Errs in Endorsing Cait Conley for Congress,” along with a response by Giulia Zanni, Robert Newton, Ezra Susser, Sarah Borden, Susan Witte, and Page Fortna, “Why We Stand by the AAUP’s Endorsement of Cait Conley.” Below is Segal’s reply to that response. I…
BY GIULIA ZANNI, ROBERT NEWTON, EZRA SUSSER, SARAH BORDEN, SUSAN WITTE, AND PAGE FORTNA Below is a response to Daniel A. Segal’s post, “The AAUP Errs in Endorsing Cait Conley for Congress.” Segal’s subsequent reply to this response is also being published on the blog. We are grateful to Academe Blog for publishing Daniel A.…
BY DANIEL A. SEGAL Academe Blog is publishing a response to this post by Giulia Zanni, Robert Newton, Ezra Susser, Sarah Borden, Susan Witte, and Page Fortna, “Why We Stand by the AAUP’s Endorsement of Cait Conley,” and Segal’s reply to that response. As part of its new program of political endorsements, the AAUP has…
POSTED BY THE AAUP We are excited to announce the publication of volume 17 of the AAUP’s Journal of Academic Freedom. This year’s call for papers was inspired, in part, by urban and cultural studies scholar Davarian Baldwin’s rousing call for courage in the face of political and material repression in US colleges and universities:…
BY MICHAEL FERGUSON Following is the editor’s introduction to the fall 2026 issue of Academe, “The Brave New World of Higher Ed,” out this week. The full issue and table of contents can be found here. This issue of Academe arrives at a pivotal moment for US higher education—and for democracy. As midterm elections approach, the federal…
BY MATTHEW BOEDY Fears About Working Conditions Deepen for Faculty in the South The annual Faculty in the South Survey reveals optimism about AI but worsening fears about the impacts of government intrusion into curriculum and the future of the professoriate. The survey, conducted by state conferences of the AAUP, received responses from more than…
BY VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY AAUP The Vanderbilt University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) registers its profound disagreement with the Vanderbilt Board of Trust’s “Declaration of First Principles” (July 29, 2026) as well as its opposition to the Department of Education’s “National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards” (August 3,…
BY HANK REICHMAN Today the AAUP released a major new report—”Extorted Compliance: A Threat to Institutional Autonomy, Academic Freedom, and Shared Governance”—prepared by a joint subcommittee of Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure and the Committee on College and University Governance exposing how the Trump administration has extended its pay-to-play approach to governance into higher…
BY VEENA DUBAL The following report by AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal, Professor of Law at the University of California at Irvine, was delivered to the AAUP’s biennial meeting in Chicago on June 13 by AAUP Council member Samuel Bagenstos, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, and received a standing ovation. I’m grateful…
BY MICHAEL FERGUSON Following is the editor’s introduction to the spring 2026 issue of Academe, “AI in the Corporate University,” out this week. The full issue and table of contents can be found here. The AAUP’S 2025 report Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions concludes with a call for faculty members to assert authority over their working conditions and their…