Michigan Conference American Association of University Professors

Mission

The mission of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. Founded in 1915, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in this country's colleges and universities.

The mission of the Michigan Conference of the AAUP is to champion academic freedom and shared governance, to advance the quality of higher education and to provide a unified voice for the professoriate across the state of Michigan.

Structure of the AAUP