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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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AUPresses Joins ACLS in Support of Academic Freedom

We join ACLS in deploring recent government interventions in Florida and other states that seek to exert political control over higher education and the intellectual freedom of students, faculty, and citizens.

February 10, 2023
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AUPresses Joins Denunciation of Racist Threats to Universities

The Association joins the American Historical Association and other organizations in condemning the numerous bomb threats received by Historically Black Colleges and Universities during early 2022.

February 25, 2022
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AUPresses Joins Condemnation of Presidential Records Act Violations

The Association joins the American Historical Association and others in condemning Donald J. Trump’s reported extensive and repeated violations of the 1978 Presidential Records Act.

February 10, 2022
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