The evolution of an AFT local at a community college illustrates broader trends in academic collective bargaining.

In this account, ad­vanced by Thomas Philbeck and Nicholas Davis of the World Economic Forum, analog machines replaced human ...

The Cancellation of Critical Thinking at Our Universities by Gibson Burrell, Ronald Hartz, David Harvie, Geoff Lightfoot, ...

The University of Scranton is in the uncommon position for a private, Jesuit institution of having a faculty union. The ...

Jim Vander Putten is associate professor of higher education at Mercer University.

In September 2025, the AAUP and a coalition of unions filed a lawsuit in federal court that resulted in a sweeping preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to coerce the ...

Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right by David M. Rabban. Harvard University Press, 2024.

Teaching, research, and service in a vastly unequal academy.

The changing working conditions of academic labor—and, especially, the changing demographics and views about organizing and ...

More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI by John Warner. Basic Books, 2025.

The naming of 160 scholars associated with “alleged antisemitic incidents” marks a shameful new chapter in the University of ...

The AAUP and a group of immigrant professionals today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s “Gold Card” visa program, which unlawfully sells US residency to wealthy ...