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Demographers

Unions and Associations

Demographers who work as college professors may be represented by the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association, and other unions. The American Association of University Professors works to "advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, to promote the economic security of faculty, academic professionals, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and all those engaged in teaching and research in higher education; to help the higher education community organize to make our goals a reality; and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good." Membership organizations for demographers include the American Sociological Association (which has a Section on Sociology of Population, that will be of interest to demographers), Population Association of America (which publishes Demography and Applied Demography), and the Population Reference Bureau (which offers continuing education opportunities at its annual meeting).

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