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The Tennessee Conference of the American Association of University Professors Advancing Academic Freedom and Shared Governance, Defining Fundamental |
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TAAUP Constitution Agenda from Past Meetings Advocacy Toolkit Minutes.htm Resources Newsletter Archive Tennessee AAUP Foundation What TAAUP Does The Tennessee Conference of the AAUP provides services to its constituent colleges and universities and to the state as a whole, and strives to protect the rights of all faculty members in Tennessee public and private institutions, whether they are full-time or adjunct, tenured, tenure track, or non-tenure track. We attempt to help government officials, the media and the general public understand the importance of higher education in helping students become more competitive in a global economy and more capable of exercising their rights and responsibilities as citizens, and to convey the vital role that faculty plays in achieving those goals. Conference Officers President, Tennessee AAUP Conference: Máté Wierdl, University of Memphis, Department of Mathematical Sciences Wierdlmate@gmail.com Past President, Tennessee AAUP Conference: Vice President, Four-Year Public Universities: Vice President, Community Colleges: David Johnson, Volunteer State Community College Vice President, Contingent Faculty: Vacant Vice President, Private Universities: |
Seeking NominationsTennessee Education Association President Tanya Coats speaks to the Tennessee Conference of the AAUP at TEA headquarters in Nashville for the spring meeting of Tennessee AAUP
Thanks to Professor Coats for an informative and inspiring talk at TAAUP's Spring Meeting on April 25. After her talk, the following named candidates were voted in by acclamation, and the proposed amendment to our constitution establishing a Vice President for Historically Black Colleges and Universities was approved. For those NOT present at the meeting, who are AAUP members in good standing, we invite you to mail in a ballot: TAAUP 2026 BALLOT. Please follow instructions EXACTLY. In Memoriam: Dr. Patrick Reagan (Culled from an announcement from St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Cookeville, by past president and current secretary of the Tennessee Conference of the AAUP Josie McQuail)
John K. Wilson was 2019-20 fellow, University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement and is a contributing author, Academe blog See y'all soon!
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Resources on Tenure We can think of tenure as one leg of a three-legged stool. The other two legs are academic freedom and shared governance. Follow the link for Dr. Lutz' recommended resources about tenure. | ||
Until his retirement, Tennessee Tech University (TTU) professor of History Patrick Reagan was very active in campus affairs and an active member of the TTU chapter of AAUP. We at the Tennesssee Conference of the AAUP are sad to announce that Dr. Reagan, husband of Reilly and father of Daniel and John, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, after a long illness. His wife Reilly asks for prayers for Daniel and John as they deal with the loss of their father.
"How Government Censorship and Campus Obedience Endanger Academic Freedom.” by John K. Wilson