August 2026
Welcome to the Monthly AAUP Newsletter!
If you have an announcement you’d like to be included in this newsletter, please send it to aaup.mizzou@gmail.com.
Upcoming in our AAUP Chapter
- Sept 3, 4:00 pm: We invite AAUP members and supporters to join LiUNA 955’s rally outside Memorial Union. Wear your AAUP t-shirt or button if you have one! See attached flyer.
- Please fill out this survey by Friday, September 18 to let us know what issues are important to you that we should focus on in our chapter this year. (Note: only the MU AAUP Executive Committee will have access to your responses.)
ICYMI
- Did you know that any MU employee, including faculty members, can join LiUNA (Laborers National Union of North America) as At Large members even if they are not currently part of a bargaining unit? Become informed and stay informed of town halls, information sessions, and rallies that bring together workers from across campus. Contact Luke Fennewald at 573.473.8667 if you are interested.
- Last winter, faculty working for the MU libraries formed a bargaining unit with LiUNA. See attached Press Release for more info. It is possible for other groups of faculty to form bargaining units as well. Contact Luke Fennewald at 573.529.8667 for more details.
Our Work in National Context
- See AAUP’s analysis of the Department of Education’s “Compact 2.0” here.
- Read this Inside Higher Ed article “AAUP Readies for a Bigger Political Fight” to learn how AAUP is countering the Trump administration’s challenges to academic freedom.
Get Involved
- Join AAUP‘s national organization
- Get this newsletter regularly (if it was forwarded to you) by emailing aaup.mizzou@gmail.com (this also works for general inquiries)
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Sincerely,
Mizzou AAUP Leadership
President: Steve Karian
Vice President: Noël Kopriva
Secretary: Rose Metro
Executive Committee: Sam Cohen, Rabia Gregory, Cristina Mislán, Chuck Munter, Srirupa Prasad