Syracuse University Chapter
Advocating for faculty rights and academic freedom at SU
The SU AAUP chapter works to protect shared governance, free expression, safe and equitable working and learning conditions, and positive scholarship environments.
PILLARS OF OUR WORK
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Faculty voice
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Shared governance
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Academic freedom
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Social justice
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WHAT WE’RE CALLING FOR
Our current priorities at Syracuse
In the face of increasing administrative overreach and national threats to higher education, SU AAUP is pushing for meaningful protections at SU.
Shared governance: We have urged SU leadership to follow established procedures to ensure meaningful faculty involvement — not just token consultation—in university restructuring, high level searches, and changes in policy. The recommendations of Senate or other faculty committees should not be ignored without explanation. Shared governance means faculty have a real role in decisions that affect academic life.
Faculty curriculum control: We are actively defending faculty authority over the curriculum against administrative interference, including pressures related to DEI programming and course content.
Faculty free speech: We are actively opposing the punishment of faculty and students for exercising their rights to free speech on social media, without due process or clear policy basis. Read our full statement in The Daily Orange.
ICE/DHS on campus: We have organized Know Your Rights sessions to help faculty, staff, and students understand how to respond to immigration enforcement on campus. We continue to monitor this situation and advocate for campus safety and due process.
Campus protest and posting policies: Administrative policies on campus protests and postings were rolled out without faculty input. We opposed these policies and demanded transparent, faculty-inclusive policy development going forward.
AAUP IN ACTION
🌎 Nationally
AAUP across the country
The national AAUP is tracking and responding to legislative attacks on tenure, DEI programs, and academic freedom across dozens of states. Faculty everywhere are under pressure — and organized resistance is growing.
National AAUP news → State-level activity →🏢 At Syracuse
What we’re doing locally
SU AAUP is actively engaged on campus — pushing back on administrative overreach, building faculty voice in governance, and providing resources to help faculty understand and exercise their rights at SU.
Our current actions → Alternative Framework →LATEST NEWS
Organized a nationally covered Hands Off rally against Trump attacks on higher education
2025
Participated in Senate working group on academic freedom and free speech
2024-2025
Raised concerns leading to a pause in implementing a Faculty Workload Policy
2026
Published a Daily Orange letter defending students’ rights to protest on campus
2024
EVENTS & ACTION
📅 Upcoming events
Sept
17
Fall membership meeting
4–5:30pm · Zoom
Oct
14
Fall membership meeting
4–5:30pm · Zoom
Nov
11
Fall membership meeting
4-5:30 · Zoom
✊ Take action
Oppose restrictive campus protest policies enacted without faculty input
Advocate for faculty role in the Provost search process
Protect faculty free speech rights on and off campus
Support the Alternative Framework for shared governance at SU
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