The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers have unveiled a new vision for post-secondary education ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
A Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education urges collective action to fight for:
- Restored funding: A sustained reinvestment in public post-secondary education to ensure college degrees are accessible and debt-free
- Freedom to learn: New safeguards for academic freedom, shielding academic staff from political interference and ideological thought policing
- Shared governance: Ensuring academic staff — not corporate administrators — make final decisions on curriculum, research priorities and institutional priorities
- Labour reform: Ending the reliance on low-wage contingent labour and securing collective bargaining rights for all academic staff at public institutions
