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higher education for the common good
The mission of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, define fundamental professional values and standards, promote the economic security of those who teach and research in higher education, organize to make our goals a reality, and to ensure higher education’s contribution to the common good.