Professor West Named AAUP General Counsel
Professor Martha West has been named general counsel to the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in Washington, DC. The AAUP is a nonprofit educational organization that promotes quality in higher education. The organization has more than 47,000 members. West's role as general counsel will include advising faculty, administrators, and lawyers on higher education legal issues and monitoring legal developments related to higher education around the country.
Martha West is professor of law emerita at UC Davis. Her recent research has centered on discrimination against women in higher education.