AAUP

American Association of University Professors 

Academic Freedom for a Free Society

Valdosta State University Chapter

The mission of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. Founded in 1915, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in this country's colleges and universities.

from The American Association of University Professors  - Academic Freedom for a Free Society http://www.aaup.org/aboutaaup/description.htm