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    • We believe higher education is a fundamental human right to which freedom of inquiry and expression are integral. 
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    • We defend academic freedom and shared governance. 
   • We produce and promote the best policy documents in higher education. 
   • We promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and all those engaged in teaching and research. 
   • We bring higher education professionals together for collective action. 
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    • To provide training and advice to our chapters, conferences, and members. 
   • To challenge institutions of higher education that violate norms of academic freedom, tenure, and shared governance. 
   • To organize the higher education community to defend our principles and common interests. 
   • To support collective bargaining as a means to strengthen and protect our core principles of academic freedom and shared governance. 
   • To advocate for AAUP policies and defend the profession, including in the courts through amicus briefs. 
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