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AAUP Censure List
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) made some changes to its censure list over the weekend. You can read more about the changes in the Chronicle of Higher Education (account required for access) and Inside Higher Education, and see the full list here. The list constitutes institutions that the AAUP has found to be in violation of its 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure.
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