The purpose of this statement is to help beginning faculty members, particularly at the assistant professor rank and in non-tenure-track positions, to succeed in their new institutions. These recommendations are intended for early-career faculty members themselves as well as administrators and other faculty in the hiring departments, to ensure…

Excerpts from three speeches given at 1999 annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities focus on the current and future state of the professoriate. Notes that erosion of faculty governance, faculty prerogatives, and tenure-track positions have had a negative impact on the profession and have led to practices that exploit…

Argues for the importance of mentoring women for academic success, including tenure and promotions. Describes the difficulties faced by women trying to achieve success in the academic world. Outlines the features of successful mentoring programs for women educators. (HB)

A new Ohio statute, similar to other statutes nationwide, affords probationary teachers facing nonrenewal of their contracts many procedural protections, while at the same time increasing the administrative burden. The line of demarcation between legal protections for novice teachers and those for their experienced colleagues is becoming…

The quality of an educational institution is determined by the quality of its faculty. The first professional position will mold the attitudes and abilities of the young professor. Recently, new professors were surveyed as to their experiences as novices, and their responses are discussed. (JN)

The civil service standard that is the basis for most public school employment decisions conflicts with the assumption of tenure statutes that no teacher should be reappointed or given tenure if a better teacher can be hired. Schools have a legal responsibility to hire the best available teacher. (Author/MLF)