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Academic Freedom for a Free Society
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Chapter Building and Action Strategies
Overview
A presentation about the key strategies in developing and maintaining a healthy AAUP chapter
Prepared for the AAUP Summer Institute 2007, University of Nevada, Reno
Articles on Action Strategies
Recruitment Videos
AAUP Recruitment Videos show you how to interview faculty about joining AAUP. If you are not yet a member, they may help persuade you to join.
Sample Recruitment Letters
An explanation of the various sample recruitment letters featured on this website
A recruitment letter written in 1999, undersigned by several members of the AAUP
Template of a letter for a chapter's president or membership chair to send to new full-time faculty who could be potential AAUP members
Template of a letter for a chapter's president or membership chair to send to lapsed members
Cary Nelson's recruitment letter to graduate students, written 2007
Cary Nelson's recruitment letter to part-time faculty, written 2007
Sample Newsletters and Newspapers
The March 2005 newsletter for Michigan State University's local AAUP Chapter
The February-March 2007 edition of the AAUP Vanguard, Connecticut AAUP's newsletter
The Fall 2005 edition of the Illinois Academe, Illinois AAUP's newsletter
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