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IL AAUP Letter to SIAC Feb 03, 2025
The Illinois Conference of the American Association of University Professors Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure is deeply concerned by reports that School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) lecturer, Kelly Xi has been suspended and barred from campus for exercising her academic freedom.
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IL AAUP Letter NU Thrasher Aug 2025
Re: Steven Thrasher – Academic Freedom and Due Process Rights.
From: Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure of the Illinois conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) -
Illinois AAUP Speakers Bureau
The Illinois AAUP encourages chapters to invite speakers to discuss and debate issues about higher education that concern…