Intellectual Freedom Archives - Association of University Presses

Association Joins Statement in Support of Public Higher Education

AUPresses joins the American Council of Learned Societies to express concern at the major program cuts proposed at West Virginia University.

September 12, 2023
Categories: Advocacy & Statements

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
Categories: Advocacy & Statements

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
Categories: Advocacy & Statements

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
Categories: Advocacy & Statements

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
Categories: Advocacy & Statements

Association Joins in Supporting Ukrainian Publishers

AUPresses supports the efforts of Supporting Ukrainian Publishing Resilience and Recovery (SUPRR) to create closer ties between the Ukrainian publishing sector and the global publishing community.

May 15, 2023
Categories: Announcements

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