<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Tennessee Conference of the American Association of University Professors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Higher Education for All]]></description><link>https://www.tnaaup.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:11:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tnaaup.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What to Do After the Anti-Tenure Law Passes]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Tennessee, the fight to preserve faculty protections will move from the Legislature to the policy drafting table. Read Grant Mincy's article from Inside Higher Ed here.]]></description><link>https://www.tnaaup.org/post/what-to-do-after-the-anti-tenure-law-passes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7f751162cc0da001dbcf10</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:06:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tennessee Conference AAUP</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vanderbilt AAUP Releases Statement against VU Board of Trust "Declaration of First Principles" and Dept. of Ed's "National Call to Action"]]></title><description><![CDATA[On June 29, 2026, the Vanderbilt Board of Trust published online A “Declaration of First Principles,” and on August 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education released a “National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards.” Vanderbilt faculty respond. Read the full statement here.]]></description><link>https://www.tnaaup.org/post/understanding-shared-governance-in-university-settings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7f4f520184b89c47f64508</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:24:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Tennessee Conference AAUP</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>