AAUP Bucknell is an advocacy chapter of the American Association of University Professors composed of nearly 200 faculty and staff who are dedicated to promoting academic freedom and workplace democracy at Bucknell University. Regardless of membership, we serve all employees and we welcome your participation.
To fill a budget deficit created by years of their mismanagement, administration has announced austerity. Our coworkers are being fired, positions and whole offices are being eliminated, tenure is under attack. They are siloing information and seek to divide faculty, staff, and students even more. AAUP Bucknell is holding firm in defense of the university. Join the campaign to end austerity!
As part of our campaign, AAUP Bucknell is collecting data about positions eliminated in 2025 in the interest of greater transparency and solidarity. Fill out this form if you know of positions eliminated (via retirement or termination) or transitioned from full- to part-time.
Our chapter priorities were set by members and participants at the August 2023 chapter meeting. We reaffirmed our commitment to these priorities in August 2024 and August 2025. They are: