She is vice president of the Delaware Chapter of the American Statistical Association and is the author of numerous academic publications. Janet M. West, professor of economics at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, was elected first vice president. She previously served as second vice president. All of the officers will assume office in June and will serve two-year terms. The AAUP also elected ten new members to its national Council, the governing body of the Association, which meets twice a year.
Council members serve for three years.
The members were elected from ten geographical districts representing colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Council members are elected by members within their district. The new Council members with their affiliations and districts are listed below. They will take office in June. The American Association of University Professors is a nonprofit charitable and educational organization that supports and defends the principles of academic freedom and tenure and promotes policies to ensure academic due process.