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Our Union
Our Union
We represent the faculty, grad students, and academic staff in higher education across North Carolina. We have active chapters at public and private institutions in our state. See below for our recent statements and ongoing projects!
AAUP NC Guidance for UNC System Instructors:
Follow Our Draft Syllabus to Protect Your Courses
AAUP NC Guidance for UNC System Instructors:
Follow Our Draft Syllabus to Protect Your Courses
New UNC System policy regulation claiming ownership over all university syllabi goes into effect on January 15, 2026. While each UNC System campus may have different internal guidance on creating course plans for that university's courses, the new regulation mandates that only specific material be included in the university-owned syllabi. Rightwing activists from the James Martin Center and Carolina Partnership for Reform have already submitted public records requests for Spring 2026 syllabi. Update your syllabi to protect your classes from targeted harassment.
UNC System instructors: Only include the required information on the university-owned syllabi.
Follow the AAUP NC guidance detailed on this page. Review our draft example syllabus for complying with new regulations.
Recent Statements
Recent Statements
Protect Academic Freedom, Vote No to Revising The Code. [Petition] February 26, 2026.
AAUP Condemns UNC System Policy That “Further Empowers Those Attempting to Censor Teaching and Learning.” January 8, 2026.
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities. December 8, 2025.
Statement on US Customs and Border Protection Presence in North Carolina. November 19, 2025.
Statement on UNC Chapel Hill Administration's Violation of a Professor's Constitutional Rights. October 1, 2025.
For more, please see our page for Press Releases Issued by AAUP NC.
Our Projects: Protecting Immigrants
Our Projects: Protecting Immigrants
See our page on Resources for Protecting Our Immigrant Communities for steps you can take, for information about our rights, and for notes on trusted organizations.
Our Projects: Providing Legal Support
Our Projects: Providing Legal Support
See our page on Free Legal Help for AAUP NC Members to connect with our attorneys about violations of your rights or about the state of the law on academic freedom.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our mission is to facilitate cooperation among the AAUP chapters in the State of North Carolina; to promote higher education and research in the state of North Carolina; to promote the welfare of the professoriate; to advance the causes of academic freedom, tenure, shared governance, due process, and the other objectives of the AAUP; to represent statewide the interests and concerns of faculty members of public and private institutions of higher learning; and to communicate state-wide concerns to the National AAUP.
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