Brian L. Evans, He/Him, aaup.texas@gmail.com 
President, Texas AAUP Conference, Affiliated with AFT/AFL-CIO

Pat Heintzelman, She/Her, tfa.president@texasfacultyassociation.org 
President, Texas Faculty Association, Affiliated with TSTA/NEA

We’re inviting all part-time and full-time faculty members from community colleges, public universities, private universities, and health-related institutions to complete a survey to assess academic freedom and employment issues for faculty at public and private institutions, including the impact of State Laws.

We would like to hear from adjunct, lecturer, instructional, clinical, research, tenure-track, tenured, and other faculty members in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia.

The survey will accept responses until Friday, August 30, 2024, at 4pm CT. It’s the same link for everyone: https://forms.gle/hZZtTydfodHiCkEa7.

Take the 2024 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey

Completion time is about 10 minutes.  It’s the same link for everyone.

Complete the Survey (Google Form)

The Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Texas Faculty Association (TFA) as well as their partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting interference in academic freedom and its safeguards of shared governance, due process and tenure.

A few days after the survey closes, the organizers will release its results through media and other platforms.   Leaders of the AAUP will maintain control of the results database. We may share overall results and the full database of answers with administrations, faculty, and the media. No information about your personal identity is being collected. All questions are optional, but please answer as many as you feel comfortable with.

Please forward this message to other colleagues and post on social media. 

About AAUP.  We champion academic freedom, advance shared governance, and organize all faculty to promote economic security and quality education. Here’s a link to join AAUP and several reasons to consider joining.  Membership is kept confidential.  Follow Texas AAUP on X @TexasAaup and @aaup_utAustin.

About TFA.  We support the freedoms of all faculty and staff, and vigorously supports its members.  We are stronger together and want to advocate for you!  Here’s a link to join TFA and several reasons to consider joining.  Membership is kept confidential.  Follow TFA on X @TXFacultyAssoc.

About the Survey.  This survey was developed and administered in August 2023 by the Georgia, North Carolina and Texas AAUP Conferences, the United Faculty of Florida, and the Texas Faculty Association.