Fair Compensation For Quality
Instruction
Philander P.
Claxton Award
Legislative
Agenda
Newsletters and State Conference Minutes
Anthony J.
Blasi, What We Are For
Conference Address, October 28,
2006
Norman Ferris, The AAUP Tradition
Below is the letter to Ms. Summerford of the Tennessee Education Association referencing the TEA Teacher Rally for March 5, 2011, in downtown Nashville:
Dear Ms. Summerford:
On February 26, 2011 at its spring meeting, the Tennessee Conference of the American Association of University Professors voted to endorse the TEA Teacher Rally called by the Tennessee Education Association for March 5, 2011, in downtown Nashville.
We believe that in Tennessee's current political climate, educators and advocates across levels and disciplines ought to band together to oppose proposed legislation that could hurt us all. To support TEA's work in this regard, we hope the event on March 5th is well-attended and sends a message to our legislators and their constituents, a large number of whom are either parents of students or students themselves (or both) who stand to be hurt by the results of what is obviously a nationally orchestrated attack on those of us who care deeply about their education.We encourage you and your colleagues to attend the TEA Teacher Rally with your family and friends. Most legislators do listen to the reasoned voices of their constituents; their future political careers depend upon their doing so.
Sincerely,
H. Coleman McGinnis
President and Director of Government Relations
Tennessee Conference, AAUP
You may also be interested in TN Conference President Coley McGinnis’s testimony on Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at 8 AM at the Tennessee Senate: http://tnga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=181&clip_id=3516 and http://tnga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=130&clip_id=3648 . You may have to play through quite a few minutes to find his testimony.
- Policy
Documents
- Statement
of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure (1940)
- Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities (1966)
- Post-Tenure Review (1998)
- Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities (1966)
Original Purposes of AAUP
AGB Statement on Institutional Governance
- What is Shared Governance Anyway? A 2007 essay by Dr. Greg Scholtz of Wartburg College which attempts to capture the essence of the 1966 Joint Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities.
Navigating the “New Normal” Lumina National Productivity Conference / Indianapolis / 2010

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