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AUPresses Responds to State Legislative Overreach into School Libraries

AUPresses and other like-minded organizations filed an amicus brief supporting preliminary injunction of new Texas law that imposes a vague rating system to limit books available in the state's school libraries.

August 17, 2023
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AUPresses Responds to School District’s Plan to Eliminate Libraries

The Association joins in asking the Houston Independent School District to affirm the importance of libraries and librarians in the education of children.

August 3, 2023
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AUPresses Joins ACLS in Affirming Value of Diversity in Higher Ed after SCOTUS Ruling

The Association agrees that the participation of diverse people in the scholarly enterprise is essential to the advance of knowledge.

July 5, 2023
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AUPresses Renews Endorsement of The Freedom to Read Statement

The Association of University Presses joins with the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, the American Booksellers Association, and the Authors Guild in affirming support for the freedom to read.

June 26, 2023
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AUPresses Condemns Classroom Teaching Bans in Florida

The Association joins the American Historical Association in condemning the Florida Department of Education’s recent ruling aimed at banning classroom instruction that acknowledges “sexual orientation or gender identity.”

May 16, 2023
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AUPresses Joins in Denouncing Florida HB 999

The Association joins peer organizations in condemning this politically motivated threat on higher education.

March 6, 2023
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