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One Faculty Established for over 50 Years Promoting Academic Freedom and Faculty Voice Fighting for Academic Freedom in Hempstead NY Join the Hofstra University AAUP Chapter in the fight for academic freedom and the faculty voice. Become an AAUP member today and contribute to preserving academic freedom in Hempstead NY. Defending Academic Freedom Academic Freedom including comments made by faculty outside the classroom and on social media is essential to the American conception of academic freedom which the Hofstra University AAUP Chapter has played a central role in defining and refining. All academic community members have a responsibility to defend academic freedom and freedom of speech and assembly.