University of Oregon Chapter of the AAUP
The American Association of the
University
of Oregon of the
Oregon
Conference of the AAUP
Officers
Links to
other AAUP home pages complied by Heimir Geirsson geirsson@iastate.edu
of
the
ISU AAUP
Email messages received by the UO chapter of the AAUP
Compensation Comparision Information
Forum
on Athletics 14 January
2004 (joint with the UO Senate), Panel
on Academic Freedom and the Patriot Act 10 March 2004 (joint with the UO
Senate), and Discussion
of ORP 28 April 2004 (joint with IFS)
Legislative Alert 20 March 2004
from the AAUP
Letter to UO Senate 10 May 2005 concerning
Diversity Initiatives
Information about the AAUP
The AAUP is the only national organization exclusively representing the
interests of all college and university faculty members. Founded in 1915,
the AAUP
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establishes and maintains standards for academic due process and faculty
participation in academic decision making
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participates in precedent setting court cases involving academic freedom
and tenure issues
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represents faculty interests in state and federal legislatures
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provides comprehensive data on the economic status of the profession
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offers professional liability insurance and other membership benefits and
services
Active AAUP membership is open to teaching faculty, research scholars,
professional librarians, or counselors with faculty status. Membership
categories also include Active entrant, a reduced dues membership offered
to non tenured faculty for up to seven years; Active part-time, Graduate
Student, and Public member.
The American Association of University Professors has members at more
than 2000 institutions with local chapters at 960 campuses and 33 state
conferences which unite chapter organizations on a state wide basis.
The 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom, jointly authored
by AAUP and the Association of American Colleges, is the definitive interpretation
of academic freedom and is the model for all subsequent policies and standards.
Thousands of faculty members call the AAUP each year for advice and
help about academic freedom and tenure issues. AAUP responds to academic
freedom violations by assisting faculty members to obtain due process through
mediation and consultation. Grave violations may result in on site investigations
and censure of the administration. Investigative reports are published
in the AAUP journal ACADEME thereby informing the academic community of
departures from sound practices.
AAUP's amicus briefs before the Supreme Court and appelate courts on
issues concerning academic freedom safeguard academic practices and advance
the court's understanding of academic principles. AAUP's Academic Freedom
Fund and its Legal Defense Fund provide financial support in selected cases
that raise significant academic freedom issues.
AAUP is an authoritative voice in Washington and state capitals on higher
education issues at a time when government decisions greatly influence
what happens on campus. AAUP monitors legislation and provides expert testimony
from a faculty perspective. When mandatory retirement was abolished in
1986, AAUP was designated by Congress as a member of the Research committee
to determine the effect of uncapping on higher education.
Faculty salary data and analysis
AAUP's ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE PROFESSION is a comprehensive
analysis of faculty salaries and fringe benefits. Over 2100 individual
institutions are listed by category, with compensation for faculty rank
and gender. AAUP members receive the report as a special issue of our journal
ACADEME.
AAUP's Higher Education Salary Evaluation Kit provides guidance in
assessing equity in faculty compensation. It also includes comparison group
salary reports specific to different types of institutions.
AAUP supports faculty collective bargaining at the option of local chapters
as an additional means for advancing professional standards. AAUP chapters
negotiate independently, subject to the same standards as non bargaining
campuses. Chapter contracts are designed to insure academic freedom and
tenure, advance economic and professional interests, and promote collegial
governance.
Special projects
The AAUP initiates special projects concerning faculty and the academic
profession. Recent projects include
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guidelines for pension and insurance plans and participation in the revision
of TIAA-CREF policies
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retaining tenure without mandatory retirement
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the role of faculty in the assessment movement and curricular changes
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examination of academic freedom in church related institutions
Membership services and benefits
Members receive a subscription to ACADEME, the AAUP's magazine for higher
education and journal of record. Published six times a year, ACADEME offers
news, analysis, and discussion of matters of professional concern.
New members are eligible for a special introductory subscription to
the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Membership in the AAUP allows participation in the following benefit
programs
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Professional Liability Insurance
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AAUP Travel Program
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Accident Insurance
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Disability Income Protection
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Excess Major Medical Insurance
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Group Term Life Insurance
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Hospital Indemnity Insurance
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Low Cost Automobile Rental
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Gold and Silver Master Card Charge
Academic Policy and regulations
The AAUP's policy statements and recommended institutional regulations
are acknowledged as the prevailing standards within the academic community.
AAUP guidelines are designed to insure faculty members due process and
a substantive role in academic governance. Subjects include
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Academic freedom, tenure, and due process
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Preventing discrimination
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College and University Government
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Professional Ethics
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Collective bargaining
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Research and teaching
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Leaves of absence and retirement and insurance plans
AAUP: To maintain and advance the standards and ideals of the profession
Other Links:
Association of Oregon Faculties
InterInstitutional
Faculty Senate
PSU chapter of the AAUP email:
aaup@psuaaup.net
Oregon
Conference of the AAUP
Oregon Student Association
OSU chapter of the AAUP
UO Senate
