This review examines recent economic, political, and legal developments that have created pressure for reform of the academic tenure system, codified in 1940 by the American Association of University Professors and the Association of American Colleges. At issue are problems of academic freedom, "deadwood" faculty, institutional finances, and the…

Faculty collective bargaining, once a radical departure in faculty-administration relations, is becoming a familiar and permanent feature on many campuses. Although faculty unionism has not yet reached the majority of 4-year colleges, it is of wide interest in higher education because of its wide potential for growth. To date, unions have varied…

The historical background and characteristics of the academic model, on which modern academic life is based, are presented in this monograph, and changing conditions in higher education that call for reevaluation of the academic model are examined. The model originated with the rise of the university system in the late nineteenth century, which…