Legal Aspects of Faculty Reduction.

Hendrickson, Robert M.

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Publication Date: 1981

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Legal Aspects of Faculty Reduction.

Hendrickson, Robert M.

New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 30 (Coping with Faculty Reduction) v8 n2 p25-35 1981

A well-designed database, carefully defined procedures, and consultation with legal counsel can greatly reduce the prospect of costly litigation associated with retrenchment. Tenure contracts, case law on financial exigency, due process, and liability are discussed. (Author/LB)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Court Litigation, Databases, Due Process, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Legal Responsibility, Management Information Systems, Retrenchment, Teacher Dismissal, Tenure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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