American Association of University Professors

Mission of the UMKC Chapter

We advocate the following principles at the University of Missouri - Kansas City:

AAUP PRINCIPLES

Academic freedom 
Tenure 
Faculty control of curriculum and faculty affairs 
Shared governance 
Due process 
Rights of the entire academic community 
The public interest


The AAUP promotes and defends: 
    * ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND TENURE 

    * PRIMARY FACULTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CURRICULUM 

    * PRIMARY FACULTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIRING, PROMOTION, TENURE, AND DISMISSAL OF FACULTY 

    * SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIRING OF ADMINISTRATORS 

    * MAJOR FACULTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE AND BUDGETING 

    * DUE PROCESS 

    * THE RIGHTS OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY 

    * THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN HIGHER EDUCATION 

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ACADEMIC FREEDOM 

Faculty need academic freedom in order to do their job 
So does everyone else on campus

Academic freedom includes, among other things: 

    A) First Amendment Rights --  freedom of speech, press, and assembly 

            in teaching 
            in research and publication of results 
            in deliberating institutional policies 
            in citizenship outside the academy 

    B) Fourteenth Amendment Rights -- due process, especially on the job 

    C) Job security -- the most effective way to guarantee these rights and practices