AAUP recommends to Pres. Daniels and Dean Lundstrom that there be faculty representation on the search committees and decisionmaking process as Purdue selects its new leaders. Our next Purdue President and Dean of Engineering should be selected by search committees that include representatives with obligations to Purdue’s students. We as Purdue need to think differently if we want a different outcome. We want search committees consisting of a wide range of Purdue community members – not just including us faculty – who are responsible and accountable to the public.
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AAUP 26-27 Priority Letter
Welcome to the 2026–2027 academic year. The Purdue chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) looks forward to continuing our work on behalf of faculty, staff, and graduate students across the West Lafayette and Indianapolis campuses. As you saw with last year’s successful call for the University Senate to pass a vote of […]
We learned through an email message from the Board of Trustees that President Mung Chiang has decided to leave Purdue University and assume the Presidency at Northwestern University. This is an opportunity to reestablish full shared governance at Purdue University and re-focus on our mission: education and research for the public good. The most recent […]
As many readers will know, the Purdue-West Lafayette chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently issued a statement urging the University Senate to pass a vote of no confidence in Provost Patrick Wolfe due to short-sighted decisions and non-transparent leadership. This understandably generated media coverage and discussion across campus and in the greater Lafayette community. This was a momentous decision […]
The American Association of University Professors Purdue Chapter calls for the immediate resignation of Provost Patrick J. Wolfe and a vote of no confidence in the Provost in Purdue’s University Senate. Since Provost Wolfe’s promotion to Provost in January 2023, Purdue University and its undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, and faculty have suffered from the […]
March 7, 2024 West Lafayette, IN – The Purdue University (West Lafayette) chapter of the American Association of University Professors stands firm in its rejection of Senate Bill 202 which passed a House and Senate vote in the Indiana legislature last week. The Bill seeks to enable the state legislature and university administrations to monitor […]
Update: Gov. Holcomb signed SEA 202 (formerly SB 202) on March 15, 2024. SEA 202 is now Public Law (PL) 113. For more on the status of AAUP’s opposition, please visit the state conference website. The House voted to pass SB202 by a vote of 67-30, with 2 Republicans voting with the Democrats, and 2 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday February 27, 2024 Indianapolis IN: Faculty, students, and staff held numerous events across the state on Monday to discuss Senate Bill 202 and its threat to Indiana’s economy, to the reputation of its world class universities and colleagues, and to students’ learning and experience. Constituents at Purdue in West Lafayette, at […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2024 Dozens of university teachers and students gathered today at the Indiana Legislature House Education hearing on Senate Bill 202. their message was clear to committee members: “Keep big government out of university classrooms.” Advocating for over 150,000 Indiana students and 9000 faculty, faculty senates at Ball State, Indiana State, Indiana University […]
PRESS ADVISORYFor Immediate ReleaseFebruary 19, 2024Contact: Prof. Stephanie Masta, szywicki@purdue.edu, 641-821-0017Prof. Anish Vaniak, avaniak@purdue.edu, 765-479-9244 AAUP Purdue Stands in Support with Purdue University SenateWest-Lafayette IN — The Purdue (West Lafayette) chapter of the American Association of University Professors applauds the decisive vote of the Purdue University Senate in passing Senate Document 23-23 opposing Indiana Senate […]