The Higher Education Program and Policy Council (PPC) is the official representative body providing advice and recommendations on higher education issues to the AFT executive council, which appoints members and chairpersons to the PPC. Three of the current higher education PPC members were elected by the AFT convention to serve as AFT vice presidents.

The PPC members represent the broad range of AFT higher education constituencies. The PPC meets formally three times a year, although the members are in contact with and direct the AFT higher education staff throughout the year on program and policy decisions. The current PPC chairs and members are:

William Scheuerman, PPC Chair, AFT Vice President
President, United University Professions/State University of New York

Sandra Schroeder, PPC Vice Chair, AFT Vice President
President, AFT Washington

Barbara Bowen, AFT Vice President
President, Professional Staff Congress/City University of New York

Tom Auxter, President
United Faculty of Florida

Jason Blank, President
Rhode Island College Chapter

Elaine Bobrove, President
Camden County College Adjuncts Faculty Federation

Ora James Bouey
United University Professions SUNY Stony Brook Health Science Center

Perry Buckley, President
Cook County College Teachers Union

William Cutler, President
Temple Association of University Professionals

David Dobbie
Graduate Employees Organization

Carl Friedlander, President
Los Angeles College Faculty Guild

Daniel Georgianna, President
University of Massachusetts Faculty Federation

Bonnie Halloran, President
Lecturers' Employee Organization

Martin Hittelman, President
California Federation of Teachers

Susan Kaufman, President
University Professionals of Illinois

Lisa Klein, President
Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters

John McDonald, President
Henry Ford Community College Federation of Teachers

Derryn Moten, Co-President
Alabama State University Faculty-Staff Alliance

Larry Oveson, President
Minnesota State College Faculty

Don Peavy, President
AFT Part-Time Faculty United

Mark Richard, President
United Faculty of Miami-Dade Community College

Juliette Romano, President
United College Employees of the Fashion Institute of Technology

Karen Schermerhorn, Co-President
Faculty and Staff Federation of the Community College of Philadelphia

Ellen Shuler Mauk, President
Faculty Association at Suffolk Community College

Curtis Smeby, President
Northern Montana College Federation of Teachers

Donna Swanson, President
CNM Employee Union

Nicholas Yovnello, President
Council of New Jersey State College Locals