AAUP
Organizations & Companies abbreviation · Professional Association and Labor Union
| Stands for | American Association of University Professors |
|---|---|
| Categories | Organizations & Companies |
AAUP stands for American Association of University Professors, a professional association and labor union abbreviation.
Organization of college and university faculty that defends academic freedom and shared governance and investigates violations, placing administrations on its censure list. Some of its chapters also act as unions.
Example: The AAUP placed the university on its censure list after the professor's dismissal.
Usage notes
Founded in 1915 by philosophers John Dewey and Arthur Lovejoy, among others. Its 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, written with college presidents, is endorsed by hundreds of scholarly groups and is the standard reference on tenure.
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