Advocacy Statements

In support of faculty and others in our community, we advocate for change by seeking out perspectives and adopting informed positions. Read our recent advocacy statements below.

April 27, 2024: AAUP-Ohio State Strongly Condemns Police Repression of Student Protest
(May 7, 2024: AAUP Ohio Conference also condemns the arrests on Ohio State's campus here.)

March 4, 2024: Support for OSU Student Activists

February 5, 2024: Ceasefire in Israel-Palestine

December 11, 2023: Unwavering Commitment to Academic Freedom

June 7, 2023: Opposition to Ohio SB 117

April 14, 2023: Solidarity with Rutgers Faculty Strike

March 21, 2023: A Call to Action in Response to Ohio State's New "Free Speech" Policy

December 9, 2022: Letter of Support for the Faculty Alliance of Miami's (FAM's) Right to Hold a Vote on Unionization

June 27, 2022: AAUP-OSU is one of several signatories on the Columbus Labor Statement in Solidarity with OSU Marion Faculty Efforts to Unionize.

April 4, 2022: Statement Regarding Dr. Angela Bryant

January 11, 2021: AAUP-Ohio State Response to Spring 2022 Covid Measures

October 18, 2021: ​​​Statement Supporting Dr. Ashley Hope Pérez, Author of Out Of Darkness

August 21, 2021: Executive Board Statement on COVID-19 Policies

April 20, 2021: COVID-19 Crisis: What Does OSU Value and How Should It Respond?