The APSU chapter of AAUP was officially chartered by the national office in May, 1997. Currently there are thirty-five members of the chapter (peak membership was approximately eighty).
During the fall semester of 1998 the APSU chapter was selected national "chapter of the month" with an article on its work featured in AAUP Statelines (Winter 1998). The chapter was cited for the speed of its organization and the significance of the issues in academic governance it raised on this campus.
The APSU chapter tries to organize the bulk of its work around local committees addressing fundamental questions of academic freedom and the professional status of the faculty. Current committees are: (1) Academic Freedom and Tenure, (2) Economic and Professional Status, (3) Discrimination, (4) Academic Governance, and (5) Political Relations.
The APSU Chapter of AAUP has a Legal Aid Referral System. Attorney Nick Tooley serves in this capacity for APSU members of the AAUP and for cases the chapter refers to him. First consultations are free. After that, there is a 25% reduction in fees, so that one hour out-of-court costs $112.50 and one hour in-court costs $131.25. Tooley may be reached at 215 Franklin Street, Suite 103, and by phone at 920-3284. Tooley's web address is: www.tooleylaw.com. Tooley graduated in history from APSU.
Presidential Address by Tony Blasi (sociology, TSU): "What Are We For?"
Announcement and Registration Details
Announcement and Registration Details
The Spring 2000 meeting of the Tennessee Conference of AAUP was at The University of the South, at Sewanee, on April 8th, 2000.
Other References
AAUP at APSU
c/o P. Kemmerly, Geology, Campus Box 4418
Austin Peay State University
Clarkesville, TN 37044br
or
c/o P. Stoddard, Social Work, Campus Box 4656
Austin Peay State University
Clarkesville, TN 37044
For comments or suggestions, contact
thompsonj@apsu.edu
Last updated on April 18, 2008.