University of Minnesota
Twin Cities Chapter

The mission of the AAUP, identified on the national website at aaup.org

Advancing academic freedom and shared governance; defining professional values and standards; promoting the economic security of those who teach and research in higher education; organizing to make our goals a reality; and ensuring higher education's contribution to the common good.

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities chapter works to realize the AAUP mission on the campus. Its members, comprising people who teach or conduct research at the university,  work both within and outside of the existing governance structure to further this mission. The activities of the chapter encompass the following:

• An organizational role, in which it functions to identify issues from the grassroots and to involve members and non-members in thinking through solutions
  
• An advocacy role, in which it apprises the administration and governance of issues and follows up with support from its constituency towards ensuring their resolution
• A synergistic role with governance, where its members work within the existing governance structure to represent its perspectives and to raise relevant issues

Join the chapter if the mission and the focus strike a chord! Follow the "Join the AAUP" link at the top of the page to find out how.

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