American Association of University Professors (AAUP) started in 1915, was instrumental in establishing main principles of shared governance in academia, still in place today. 

Texas Tech University AAUP Chapter was established in December of 2021 to serve ALL of its faculty involved in teaching and research- tenure-track, non-tenure track, full-time and part-time, as well as graduate TAs.  

As academic freedom is increasingly under attack on campuses throughout our country,  we work hard on behalf of our faculty to protect their freedom to speak up and to choose what to teach.