Statement to the Press

June 9, 2007

The AAUP's report, on which the June 9 vote to  censure was based, is a deeply flawed, factually inaccurate document riddled  with erroneous information and contradictions that do not support its  own conclusions or AAUP doctrine. The AAUP report is a disservice to the  values for which AAUP stands and to the thousands of individuals, including  those at Tulane, who have suffered through the worst natural disaster in the  history of the U.S. A detailed explanation of these points as well as an  overall analysis of the AAUP's report with respect to Tulane University can be  found at  http://www.tulane.edu/aaup/.