Col•lo•quy: Mac AAUP’s News Roundup
News and Resources from the AAUP
Updates about AAUP Projects and Campaigns
Summer Institute
The AAUP’s Annual Summer Institute is an exciting opportunity, which takes place annually. From the description of the institute,
The Summer Institute’s training is aimed at a broad audience of faculty advocates in both collective bargaining and non-collective bargaining contexts. Each year, the Summer Institute’s program trains faculty to:
“Our Summer Institute is the premier training program for faculty advocates, and one of the best sources available for learning the practical skills that faculty unionists need to build their organizations and run them successfully. Every year, faculty members from around the country attend this four-day series of intensive workshops to learn about AAUP policies, discuss the issues facing the academy, sharpen their skills as union leaders, and develop strategies for organizing. Not only do attendees benefit from these educational, skills-building sessions, but they also enjoy the opportunity to network and brainstorm with fellow higher-education advocates.
- become more effective advocates for AAUP policies and standards;
- establish and protect mechanisms of shared governance and shared decision-making, including negotiating in non-union contexts;
- build membership and power in local chapters and state conferences;
- increase each chapter’s capacity to mobilize, from basic communications to contract campaigns to direct actions;
- evaluate college and university finances as a means to hold administrations accountable for the priorities of higher education;
- launch new organizing projects by developing leaders, creating a campaign structure, using databases, and crafting messages; and
- represent themselves as unionists, whether it be in negotiations, the grievance process, arbitrations, or labor-management meetings.
Biennial Meeting
The 2026 Biennial Association Meeting will be held on June 13 and 14 at the Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile, 633 N St Clair St, Chicago, IL 60611.
Webinars
The AAUP offers webinars on a lot of important topics you may be interested in. Upcoming events can be found here, and recordings and materials from past events can be found here.
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