As we witness the violence perpetrated by federal government agencies in Minneapolis and elsewhere, including the murders of Alex Pretti and many  others, we are aware of how this brutality is affecting communities here in Columbus and creating alarm and insecurity on our own campus. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s intimidation of immigrants hits close to home for us at Ohio State and is part of a malevolent pattern of bias. We have watched as colleagues alter the

In accordance with the One Faculty concept established by AAUP, AAUP-OSU’s definition of faculty includes tenure-track and non-tenure track faculty, full-time and part-time faculty, librarians, research and teaching assistants, and post-docs. Contingency has always been an issue in U.S. higher education and was a primary reason for the formation of AAUP in 1915. AAUP has continued to center this work, for example, AAUP released a 2024 report on Contingent Appointments and th

Independent, self-governing universities are essential to our democracy. Since coming to power this year, the Trump administration has attempted to inappropriately and unconstitutionally interfere in the operations of our universities at multiple levels. Most recently, it has offered a compact to university leaders that involves preferential consideration for federal grants, based not on merit but on ideological fealty, to nine institutions across the country. You can read t

AAUP-OSU clarifies the relationship between academic freedom and responsibility.

In his 2026 budget proposal, the President proposed funding cuts to most federal research programs, amounting to a 22% decrease from...

AAUP-OSU responds to President Carter's July 27th Face the Nation interview, reinforcing our stance on academic freedom.