Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) – Association of University Professors (AAUP)

The National AAUP advances academic freedom and shared governance, defines professional values and standards, promotes the economic security of those who teach and research in higher education, organizes to make these goals a reality, and ensures high education’s contribution to the common good.

The Indiana Conference of the AAUP promotes cooperation among AAUP chapters at Indiana institutions of higher education. The Indiana Conference works for the betterment of higher education through promoting academic freedom, shared governance, and the rights of faculty.

The Bloomington Chapter has pursued the national mission at Indiana University for over a century. Our local Committee A on Academic Freedom advises and vigorously advocates for ALL faculty colleagues and graduate students who believe that their academic freedom has been violated.

The AAUP is the only national organization standing up for your rights as faculty. Our local chapter is only as strong as its membership. Click on the link below to join the AAUP.

Join the AAUP!

Joining the National AAUP makes our chapter stronger, and a portion of your dues goes to support the work we do here locally.

To join, use this link to become a member. Once you’ve joined, please send us a note so that we can add you to our Bloomington roster and mailing list. You’ll also have an opportunity to get more involved if you would like.

Once you’re a member, please consider getting more involved! Our chapter needs you to make the university and higher education better for all of us.

Get in touch!

If you have questions, information or concerns to share, or would like to talk more, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Our email: iubaaup@iu.edu

Recent News, Updates, & Events

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• Executive Committee Statement on the Chicago Principles Adoption and ICHE American Values RequirementDecember 3, 2025
  We, the Indiana University-Bloomington chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-IUB), representing hundreds of faculty, write this statement to express strong concern over two developments regarding academic freedom, free speech, and governmental over-reach.
• December 5, 2025: IUB AAUP All-Members Chapter MeetingDecember 1, 2025
  Join fellow AAUP members for a chapter meeting focused on celebrating this semester’s victories and mapping out the work ahead. Our chapter has grown rapidly over the past year, and this gathering is a chance to reflect on what we’ve accomplished together—and to get organized for the next phase of our advocacy.
• IUB AAUP Newsletter – November, 2025November 16, 2025
  We write with updates on the work our chapter has been engaged in this fall semester responding to campus and IU crises and upholding our commitment to top notch education. In this issue we celebrate victories towards this goal and analyze the ongoing crisis facing public higher education in Indiana.  Most importantly, we offer a call to action to support this mission into 2026. The third section may be most important, identifying where your involvement can have the most impact.
• Press Release: IU Administrators Are Using SEA 202 to Stifle Intellectual Diversity November 10, 2025
  The state law requires that university professors be disciplined or denied tenure and promotion if they fail to “foster a culture of free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity.” However, in Professor Jessica Adams’ class for master’s students in the School of Social Work (SWK S507, “Diversity, Human Rights and Social Justice”), an SEA 202 complaint has resulted in the immediate removal of the professor from the class.
• Press Release: IU is Not MAGA UniversityNovember 5, 2025
  On Friday at 11 am, the Indiana University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) will hold a press conference to declare its opposition to the Trump Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, and to a series of actions by the upper administration that reflect a similar approach to higher education.  We will gather at by the statue of IU’s beloved president, Herman B Wells (Wiley Hall 015 in case of rain).

Who We Are

The Executive Committee meets biweekly, alternating Mondays (4pm, starting 8/4 and every 4 weeks thereafter) and Thursdays (11am, starting 8/20 and every 4 weeks thereafter). If you would like to join, please send us a message at iubaaup@iu.edu.

To learn more about our committees and how you can get involved, please visit our Get Involved page.