An Open Letter to the Truman State University Community on Transparency in the Presidential Search (September 21, 2026)
AAUP Statement on Sabbaticals (December 12, 2025)
AAUP Open Letter Re: 2024 Salary Raises (April 8, 2024)
Truman’s AAUP 2023 State of the University Survey with additional questions about the new reorganization plan, chair policy, and recent technology issues.
Comparison of changes to the Faculty Handbook
AAUP Statement to Board of Governors (October 20, 2023)
AAUP meeting with Provost Eric Freedman (October 10, 2023)
The Truman State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) endorses Laborers Union Local 955 actions in pursuit of fair wages for all employees at Truman State University (December 3, 2021).
AAUP Letter to Truman State University Administration and Faculty (March 14, 2022)
AAUP’s concerns about the process of appointment of the new Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies (January 20, 2022)
Open letter to President Sue Thomas and VPAA Janet Gooch regarding a vaccine mandate (September 16, 2021)
Vaccine mandate petition (September 8, 2021)
Issues with Chapter 6 of Truman’s Code of Policies (August 2021)
COVID Policy Recommendations for Fall 2021 (August 2, 2021)
Report on Meeting with President Thomas (July 19, 2021)
Open letter to President Thomas and Provost Gooch on Covid recommendations (June 9, 2021)
2021-2022 AAUP Executive Council (May 17, 2020)
2020-2021 year in review (May 7, 2020)
TSU AAUP Position Statement: COVID Vaccination (February 1, 2021)
Meeting between AAUP leadership committee and President Thomas and Provost Gooch (July 28, 2020)
Assessing the University’s Potential for Closing Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis (July 22, 2020)
Open letter to the Truman academic community on the Covid-19 pandemic (June 29, 2020)
AAUP Meeting with President Sue Thomas (March 29, 2017)
After the Survey: A Dialogue between the TSU Chapter of AAUP and President Paino (November 11, 2015)
Crisis in Missouri: The decline of state funding for higher education (March 19, 2015)
AAUP Summer Institute, by Marc Rice (November 2014)
AAUP presents Redbook to provost Sue Thomas (October 21, 2014)
Peter Rolnick resolution (December 11, 2012)
Academic Job Market (University Conference, February 16, 2012, 3:35 pm to 4:30 pm (McClain Hall 305)
McLane-Iles Receives 2010 Gruber Award (February 13, 2010)
AAUP memo to President Darrell Krueger and Vice-President Troy Paino on energy audit (Febuary 2010)
Honorary Degrees, Commencement Speakers, and the Case of John Ashcroft (April 27, 2009)
January 2008 message and attachments
Testimony of David K. Robinson Missouri Senate Education Committee hearing on HB213 (25 April 2007)
2006 State of the University Survey Report
Working paper of University Personnel Policy Committee of the Faculty Senate
2006, Public Higher Education In Missouri: Disturbing Trends, by John Harms, President of MO-AAUP
Tenure Myths: Talking Points for Professionals, by Keith Hardeman, Westminster College
Reflections on Academic Year 2004-05, by David K. Robinson, chapter president (November 1, 2005)
Remembering David Gruber (August 3, 2005)
Reflections on Academic Year 2003-04, by David K. Robinson, chapter president (September 28, 2004)
Transcript from the Town Hall Meeting on Faculty Hiring (October 12, 2004)
AAUP Policy Statement on Contingent Appointments and the Academic Profession (November 9, 2003)
2005 Higher Education Fact Sheet (from the Southwest Missouri State University AAUP chapter)
AAUP President
David Robinson presents President Barbara Dixon with the Redbook, AAUP’s publication on policy documents
and reports. AAUP welcomed her to campus with a lunch in the SUB’s
Spanish Room on October 23, 2003. More information…
April 2002:
AAUP President Jan Saffir presents a
check to TSU President and former AAUP member Jack Magruder for the Magruder
Hall Brick Campaign. The Truman chapter of AAUP purchased a brick that
will read
“Truman AAUP
Academic Freedom for a Free Society”
Summer School and Governance Issue (November 2001)
Newsletters, ’01/’02
November Mini Newsletter (Shared Governance)
Newsletters, ’00/’01
Mar/Apr, ’01
Mar/Apr Newsletter (Annual Survey, Salaries, Budgets, Auditing Oversight, Letters)
Faculty Compensation, Salaries and Benefits: Comparison Data — in PDF
Full text of letter from John Ramsbottom — PDF
Faculty Survey Results, 2001(thank you, Judi)
Means, Four-Year Comparison (PDF)
Means, 2001 Standard Deviations (PDF)
Comments from faculty, 2001 (PDF)
Survey instructions and questions (PDF)
Data and Comments (In Excel)
Office of the Missouri State Auditor
Jan/Feb, ’01
Jan/Feb Newsletter (Freedom of Information/Governance) — in PDF
Freedom of Information Web sites
February address of AAUP president Dr. Jane Buck in Kansas City
Nov/Dec, ’00
Nov/Dec Newsletter (Assessment) — in PDF
Links to selected relevant Web pages
October, ’00
October Newsletter (Compensation) — in PDF
Full Faculty Compensation Committee Report (August, 2000; 40 pages in PDF)
Abbreviated (Heckert) Faculty Compensation Report (September, 2000; 12 pages in PDF)
September, ’00
September Newsletter (Web presence) — in PDF
AAUP Faculty Retention Report and Related Documents (December 1999)