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Academe


The AAUP’s bimonthly magazine features articles on a wide range of topics in higher education as well as book reviews, Association news, and opinion columns. The March-April issue includes the AAUP� [..]
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ACTIVE MEMBER


Any person who holds a professional position of teacher or researcher or related professional appointment, excluding administrators but including any member of an AAUP-represented bargaining unit in a [..]
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affiliation


Advocacy as well as collective bargaining chapters may choose to affiliate with the AAUP, and thereby accept and adhere to the bylaws and principles of the Association, as well as pay national (and, i [..]
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AGENCY FEE


Refers to the union's ability in particular states or at particular academic institutions to collect a fee in lieu of dues from all bargaining unit members (including non-union members) to pay fo [..]
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Annual meeting


The annual meeting, which occurs each June during the Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education (see above), has a governance role defined in the Association’s Constitution
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associate member


Any person not eligible for active membership may be admitted as an associate member, including members of the general public. Any person in a college, university, or professional school of similar gr [..]
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censure


The executive director and other AAUP senior program officers are authorized to receive, on behalf of Committee A, complaints from faculty members at accredited colleges and universities about alleged [..]
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council


The governing body of the AAUP. According to the Association’s Constitution
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Due process


Refers to procedures designed to resolve personnel issues in a clear, fair, and orderly manner. For example, under AAUP standards, due process consists of a grievance/appeals policy that permits facul [..]
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entrant


AAUP membership category open to nontenured faculty who are either new AAUP members or new to a full-time appointment. Entrant members receive a discounted rate on their national dues for up to four y [..]
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