Founded in 1915, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and principles that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in US colleges and universities. Membership is open to any person who holds a professional position of teacher, researcher, graduate student, or related professional appointment, excluding administrators, at a college, university, or professional school of similar grade accredited in the United States or Canada. You can join National AAUP here.

Membership in AAUP connects you with AAUP staff, members, and leaders both nationally and at your university. Resources include guidebooks, toolkits, and webinars to promote and defend of academic freedom, economic security, and faculty governance for all faculty and academic professionals. All AAUP members are also American Federation of Teachers members and eligible for the full range of AFT’s member benefits.