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Join our Chapter 

Step 1:  Join National AAUP

Note:  At this time, membership in national AAUP is a precondition of membership in the local Duke chapter.  When and if we are able to offer local affiliate memberships, we will publish that information here.

Active membership in national AAUP is open to "Any person who holds a professional position of teacher, researcher, graduate student, or related professional appointment, excluding administrators."  For more details, see the AAUP national Constitution.

National AAUP has a sliding scale for membership. Please note that this basic sliding scale does not take into account other dues paid, people who are dependent on you for care, years spent elsewhere with unfair labor practices, etc. The amount paid is on an honor system, so consider what is most feasible overall.

Step 2:  Contact our Chapter

Please complete and submit this "Intent to Join" form with your national membership and contact information.  A representative will get back to you soon with an invitation to our listserv and more information about upcoming meetings and activities.

Why Join AAUP?

Both locally and nationally AAUP provides a voice for faculty on important issues impacting higher education.  AAUP is the only organization we have advocating for all faculty, including graduate students. In these uncertain times we need AAUP more than ever because of its long-held commitment to academic freedom, due process, and shared governance.  

AAUP serves as an insurance policy providing support, resources, and guidance to members when an individual faculty member or graduate student encounters  employment-related trouble.  

AAUP attracts committed faculty from many disciplines and is seeking to make positive changes on campus, in academia, and in the world.  

AAUP's Mission  

The mission of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is to advance academic freedom and shared governance; to define fundamental professional values and  standards for higher education; to promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, post‐doctoral fellows, and all those engaged in teaching and  research in higher education; to help the higher education community organize to make our goals a reality; and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. Founded in 1915, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in this country's colleges and universities.