Prof. Glen T. Martin, president, RU AAUP
The American Association of University Professors was founded over a century ago in order to establish and uphold principles of academic freedom and shared governance in America’s institutions of higher education. The Radford University chapter has been in existence for most of that time.
Today, the RU chapter of the AAUP is called upon again to uphold vital principles. In the documents presented through these web pages, you will find details of the crisis of governance that is unique to this university and far more serious than any other in Virginia or most of the country.
These documents include:
- A July 8, 2020 letter from the RU AAUP to Rector Archer and Members of the Board of Visitors at Radford University describing the local and national chapter’s objections to arbitrary actions taken by the board;
- A July 7, 2020 letter from Gregory F. Scholtz, Director of the Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure and Governance of the National AAUP;
- A June 25, 2020 Open Letter to the President, Board of Vistors and Faculty of Radford University from the RU Chapter of the AAUP;
- A June 16, 2020 letter from the Virginia Conference of the AAUP and the Faculty Senate of Virginia condemning actions taken by RU president Hemphill and the Board of Visitors;
- A June 16, 2020 letter of support from the Faculty of Mary Washington University;
- The AAUP Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, with footnotes;
- The AAUP Statement on Procedural Standards in Faculty Dismissal Proceedings;
