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APRIL 2025
Welcome to the Monthly AAUP Newsletter!
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Upcoming in our AAUP Chapter
AAUP Meeting: Monday April 28th, 3:00 p.m. in Townsend Hall 223.
ICYMI
During the Spring General Faculty Meeting, April 2, 2025, at the State Historical Society, AAUP President Stephen Karian and guest speaker Dr. Alan Rostron, Associate Dean from the UMKC Law School, presented current threats to academic freedom and the constitutional limits (and uncertainties) of free speech, including extramural speech for university professors. If you missed the meeting, you can watch the recording.
Our Work in National Context
Academic freedom has been in the news...here are a few articles to read if you haven’t been following along:
Harvard Faculty, AAUP Challenge Trump Administration's $8.7 Billion Funding Threat
Political Attacks on Higher Education: There is a rise in governmental attacks on academic freedom, shared governance, and higher education as a public good. We are working with our chapters and with allies in higher ed and the labor movement to defend and advance our vision: Higher education that is accessible and affordable for all who want it. Freedom to teach, to learn, to conduct research, to speak out on issues of the day, and to assemble in the organizations of our choice.
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Sincerely,
Mizzou AAUP Leadership
President: Steve Karian
Vice President: Noel Kopriva
Secretary: Jenny Bossaller
Treasurer: Jim Van Dyke
Executive Committee: Sam Cohen, Noah Heringman, Seth Howes, Rabia Gregory, Ted Koditschek, Noel Kopriva, Rose Metro, Chuck Munter, Charles Nilon, Srirupa Prasad, Carol Ward
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