Upcoming Events – November, 2026
Illinois Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
The Illinois Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is dedicated to supporting higher education faculty and advancing the foundational principles of academic freedom, shared governance, and tenure. Our mission is to protect the professional rights and responsibilities of faculty members while promoting excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, and institutional leadership.
The Illinois Conference works to ensure that faculty voices remain central to college and university decision-making processes. We advocate for the conditions that allow professors to teach, conduct research, engage with the public, and pursue scholarly inquiry free from undue political, ideological, or administrative interference. By strengthening faculty participation in governance and defending academic freedom, we help preserve the integrity and quality of higher education.
We invite you to join us for these important upcoming programs.
Upcoming Events
Friday, November 7, 2026
November 7, 2026
11:00 am
Panel Discussion on Academic Freedom
On Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11am, members of the Illinois AAUP will be on a panel discussing academic freedom at the Illinois Political Science Association at Harper College, email ipsaproposals@gmail.com to register and attend.
Monday, November 9, 2026
November 9, 2026
4:30pm
Britt Paris
Nov 9 Britt Paris (chair of the AAUP report on Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions, who spoke at an IL AAUP zoom event earlier this year) of Rutgers will be speaking at 4:30pm at Northwestern’s University Hall 201 about her new book “Radical Infrastructure: Imagining the Internet from the Ground Up”
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
November 10, 2026
6:00pm – 7:00pm
AAUP Member Meeting
Nov 10, 6-7pm central time is the new date for the next national AAUP member meeting. RSVP here
Thursday, November 12, 2026
November 12, 2026
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Workshop
Nov 12, 12-1pm central time, Using AAUP Policy to Defend Academic Freedom, national AAUP workshop designed for chapter and conference leaders. Register here.
Thursday, November 12 – 14, 2026
November 12 – 14, 2026
All Day
US Assembly
Nov 12-14 Scholars at Risk US assembly, Ida Noyes Hall at the University of Chicago, $125-150 registration.
Thursday, November 19, 2026
November 19, 2026
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Workshop
Nov 19, 2-3pm CT, Academic Freedom in the Classroom, national AAUP workshop. Register here.