Professor Association Using Millions In Taxpayer Dollars To Undermine Trump Admin

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has courted millions of dollars from universities while actively attempting to undermine the Trump administration, according to a report released Wednesday.

Since 2020, AAUP has received approximately $6 million from schools such as Rutgers, Kent State and Eastern Michigan University, an Open the Books report found. The organization has openly criticized the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), engaging in protests and filing lawsuits against the administration.

The AAUP disputed the report’s finding that it received $6 million from universities, instead telling the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation that the funds were obtained through the voluntary dues of its union members who are employed by public universities. The salaries of public university employees are in part funded by taxpayers through federal funds and grants provided to colleges.

AAUP reportedly initiated a “McCarthy-like witch hunt” urging organization members to identify any “Trump-Musk allies” on university governing boards in an effort to root out individuals the organization believes have “conflicts of interest,” Open the Books found.

“We need to understand who is fueling this crisis on our campuses,” AAUP’s email to members read, according to Open the Books.

The organization also reportedly pays seven executives between $170,000 and $244,000 per year and has an annual revenue of $10.6 million, Open the Books found.

AAUP has referred to the administration’s efforts to deport foreign radical students who demonstrate support for terrorism as “