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IUB holds the country's fourth largest American Association of University Professors chapter.

Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.

In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom...

We urge OU to affirm the right of instructors to teach, grade, and research without political interference, unlawful mandates, or external pressures that hinder academic freedom.

The American Association of University Professors issued a statement Thursday condemning OU for removing the graduate instructor who gave a failing grade to a student’s Bible-based essay.

Texas A&M’s government and public service department alleges a professor refused to submit information about his class for review.

Educational technology, or ed-tech, including artificial intelligence (AI), continues to become more integrated into teaching and research in higher education, with minimal oversight. The AAUP’s ad ho...

The American Association of University Professors, a union whose members are fighting policies from the Trump administration and GOP Congress, launched a PAC this week to spend in federal elections.

Faculty say the policy is vague and a violation of the First Amendment.

Several Colorado university faculty councils say school leaders should adopt a so-called mutual academic defense compact to counter the Trump administration’s push to reshape higher education. The com...

The American Association of University Professors, a union whose members are fighting policies from the Trump administration and GOP Congress, launched a PAC this week to spend in federal elections.

The AAUP’s approach is alienating some supporters. Three leaders explain their thinking.