The purpose of the American Association of University Professors is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.

The Tennessee State Conference of AAUP holds two meetings per year, lobbies the General Assembly on higher education issues, and monitors legislation and changes to TBR and UT policies. The spring 2013 meeting will be held in conjunction with the Kentucky State Conference in Nashville on Saturday, April 20.

Each new member of AAUP strengthens our faculty voice on campus and across the state and nation. At MTSU, your AAUP colleagues monitor changes to university policies regarding academic freedom, tenure, and promotion; advocate for better salaries and benefits, including those for adjunct faculty; and assist faculty who believe their rights have been violated.

MTSU Chapter Officers for 2012-2013:

• President: Professor Warner Cribb, Geosciences
• President-Elect: Vacant
• Immediate Past President: Professor Alfred Lutz, English
• Secretary-Treasurer: Professor Jackie Eller, Sociology and Anthropology
• Membership Chair: Professor Jim Williams, History
• At-Large Member: Professor Pippa Holloway, History