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Michigan Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed, a man with light brown skin, dark hair and a beard, takes the stage at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.

National AAUP Starts Endorsing Political Candidates

The group says the move is a first in its over-100-year existence, and part of countering government threats. Critics say AAUP has lost its neutrality.

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Oregon Institution Lacks Funds to Move Away From Animal Testing

The Trump administration is pushing to end animal testing, but Oregon Health and Science University said federal dollars weren’t available to turn its National Primate Research Center into a sanctuary.

Todd Wolfson, a light-skinned man with curly salt-and-pepper hair, wearing a black collared shirt and speaking at a microphone

AAUP Denounces Politician, Donor ‘Extortion’ of Universities

Donors, state politicians and Trump administration officials are extorting universities to get them to give up their autonomy, the American...
Rutgers students and faculty participate in a strike at the university's main campus on April 10, 2023, in New Brunswick, N.J.

Labor Watch: St. John’s Sues New York, Suit Against Rutgers Unions Dismissed

The month of June also saw several unions secure contract wins while faculty at Portland State University and the New School continued to push against layoffs.

A environmental portrait of Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers, and Todd Wolfson, president of the AAUP.

Faculty Unions Slam 3-Year Degrees

The American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers came out against three-year degrees after Massachusetts announced plans to adopt them.

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California Adjuncts Sue for ‘Uncompensated Work’

A group of part-time faculty from colleges in California have filed at least five lawsuits against the California Community Colleges...
Todd Wolfson, a white man with dark hair with some gray, sits at the right end of a table with five other people on a panel.

AAUP Readies for Bigger Political Fight

At the first biennial since President Donald Trump retook office, faculty members strategized about how to resist increasing political interference in their work and on their campuses.

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Arbitrator Orders Western Illinois to Reinstate Fired Librarians

Western Illinois University’s decision in 2024 to lay off 11 employees violated the university’s collective bargaining agreement with a faculty...