AAUP champions academic freedom, advances shared governance, and organizes all faculty to promote economic security and quality education. Texas AAUP-AFT is Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 8041A.

The mission of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)  is to advance academic freedom and shared governance; to define  fundamental professional values and standards for higher education; to  promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals,  graduate students, post‐doctoral fellows, and all those engaged in  teaching and research in higher education; to help the higher education  community organize to make our goals a reality; and to ensure higher  education’s contribution to the common good.  

Texas AAUP-AFT Organizers:

Alvaro Chavez
Texas-AFT Lead Organizer
P: (626) 272-0130
chaveza@texasaft.org

Amanda Garcia
Texas-AFT Organizer
P: (956) 369-5201
agarcia@texasaft.org

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