Governance

The Leadership Team of The American University of Paris (AUP), consists of five officers who manage AUP’s administrative functions and report directly to the President of the University. Within each of their areas of responsibility – Academic Affairs; Finance and Administration; Student Services; Enrollment Management; and Communications & Outreach – these senior administrators work to execute the University’s strategic goals and initiatives.

As foreseen by French law, this document clarifies for all members of our community the expectations, rights, responsibilities and obligations of all employees of the institution. The exceptional diversity which is represented by AUP's ranks requires a high level of understanding and tolerance of the cultural specificities that both differentiate and unite us.

The strategic planning, budgeting and assessment process of AUP is part of an annual iterative cycle involving all departments of the University. In order to effectively assess and improve processes, all units must adhere to the schedule and produce the deliverables outlined in this policy in a timely fashion.

Comme prévu par la loi française, ce document clarifie pour tout membre de notre communauté les attentes et les droits, les responsabilités et les devoirs de tout salarié de l'institution. La diversité exceptionnelle représentée dans les rangs de l'AUP nécessite une grande compréhension et tolérance des spécificités culturelles qui nous différencient et nous lient.

The Faculty Manual is an articulation of the rights, responsibilities, and procedures relating to the faculty of The American University of Paris. It is in alignment with American traditions of higher education. The policies stated herein and in the University catalog are binding upon the institution and upon all individuals regardless of office, position, status or rank.

The Board of Trustees of The American University of Paris (AUP), the institution’s governing board, is the University’s legal owner and final authority. The Board holds in trust for future generations the institution’s operations, as well as its financial, physical and human resource assets. It decides who should benefit from those assets, how, why and when. Individual Trustees have no legal authority and are not entitled to special privileges.