Henry Reichman

Henry “Hank” Reichman is professor emeritus of history at California State University, East Bay.  He served as AAUP first vice-president from 2012 to 2018 and as chair of the AAUP Foundation from 2014-2022. From 2012-2021 he chaired AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure.  He has served on six AAUP investigating committees, including most recently co-chairing its investigation of academic freedom in Florida, and co-authored numerous AAUP policy statements and reports. He is currently a member of AAUP’s Committee on College and University Governance and a co-editor of the AAUP’s Academe blog.  His book The Future of Academic Freedom was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2019.  His Understanding Academic Freedom was also published by JHUP in October, 2021; a second expanded edition came out in March.  His Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools, was published by the American Library Association in three editions (1988, 1993, 2001).