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A.A.U.P.

American  
Or AAUP

abbreviation

  1. American Association of University Professors.

  2. American Association of University Presses.


Example Sentences

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The A.A.U.P., the professor’s group, said its membership numbers are rising on Penn’s campus.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024

The trustees did not respond, said Andrew Ross, the head of the university’s A.A.U.P. chapter.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2013

One reason for progress is the power of the A.A.U.P. blacklist to keep away potential professors just when the South is crying for them.

From Time Magazine Archive

A.A.U.P. censured Illinois on the ground that Koch got no due process.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says University of Wisconsin Political Science Professor David Fellman, a former A.A.U.P. president: "Protecting a few incompetents is a price well worth paying for the great number of good people who also are protected."

From Time Magazine Archive

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