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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF
UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS

The AAUP supports ACADEMIC FREEDOM:

The common good depends upon the free search for truth and its free exposition. Academic freedom is essential to these purposes and applies to both teaching and research. Freedom in research is fundamental to the advancement of truth. Academic freedom . . . is fundamental for the protection of the rights of the teacher in teaching and of the student in learning. --AAUP "Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, 1940"

The AAUP supports SHARED GOVERNANCE:

The variety and complexity of the tasks performed by institutions of higher education produce an inescapable interdependence among governing board, administration, faculty, students, and others. The relationship calls for adequate communication among these components, and full opportunity for appropriate joint planning and effort. . . . Effective planning demands that the broadest possible exchange of information and opinion should be the rule for communication among the components of a college or university. --AAUP "Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities."

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AU Chapter Information

· Officers (includes contact information)

Executive Committee Members
Executive Committee Meeting Summaries
Chapter Meeting Summaries

· Chapter Constitution

Items of Interest

· Letter to SACS 9-23-04.

· Judith E. Sheppard, AAUP 2004 Academic Freedom Award Recipient.

· Paul R. Davis, 2004 AAUP Special Recognition Award.

· Alabama State Senate Resolution complimenting and commending Dr. Glenn Howze, January 29, 2004.

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· Letter to Interim President Dr. Ed Richardson from AAUP Auburn Chapter President Gary Mullen, February 4, 2004.

· Memo from AU AAUP Executive Comm. to Auburn Chapter RE: 2003 SACS Self Study, January 20, 2004

1. Memo Attachment A: SCAS Criteria Violated by AU.

2. Memo Attachment B: Items from the Faculty Survey.

· Letter to Governor Riley from AAUP Auburn Chapter President Gary Mullen, January 17, 2004.

· Statement by President Gary Mullen to AAUP Chapter Meeting (Dec. 9, 2003) Following William Walker's Secret Trip to Louisville, KY (Nov. 20, 2003).

· Confirmation of New Members of AU Board of Trustees

1. AU Senate Resolution calling upon Sen. Lowell Barron to resign from the AU Board of Trustees, October 14, 2003

2. AAUP Resolution (passed unanimously) calling upon Sen. Lowell Barron to resign from the AU Board of Trustees, October 9, 2003

3. Mr. Andy Hornsby’s, VP Auburn Alumni Assoc., remarks concerning the failure of the Alabama Senate Confirmations Committee to confirm three new trustees to the AU Board of Trustees

4. A sampling of news stories, editorials, and opinion pieces from Alabama newspapers addressing this issue.

5. Report on Blocking confirmations of nominees for AU Board of Trustees (AAUP Executive Committee Meeting, September 30, 2003