It is clear from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Faculty Gender Equities Indicator 2006 report and other studies that female faculty members have not achieved equity with their male colleagues. One indicator of this is that women, even when they hold the same rank as men, are paid less. Institutions frequently argue that…

Argues that, although the high salaries of faculty "superstars" may disadvantage other faculty and staff, particularly in a period of downsizing, the more serious problem is the tradition of large discipline-based differences in faculty salaries which undermine the principles of merit-based compensation. Resentment of "superstar" salaries may have…

Describes one day in the teaching life of a temporary college faculty member, focusing on her dedication to the students and the class that she has been asked to teach, and highlighting issues that she faces in being a temporary faculty member (e.g., low pay and no job security). (SM)

Describes the experiences of a group of temporary faculty members at Northern Illinois University who worked to create a union, highlighting their issues related to pay and equity and looking at the response of university administrators to temporary faculty demands. (SM)

Introduces three articles describing how faculty at three medical schools fought back against aggressive medical school administrators who tried to limit the faculty's power by cutting salaries and/or threatening tenure. (DB)

Annual statistics reveal that calls upon the American Association of University Professors for mediative assistance increased sharply for the year ending May 1986. Judicial business, censure, and legislative business are discussed. (MLW)

A case study tracing failed efforts by Georgetown University (District of Columbia) administrators to require tenured professors at the medical center to fund most of their own salaries notes that despite faculty support by two grievance committees, faculty were forced to sue. Ultimately, an out-of-court settlement was reached. (DB)

Recent federal court rulings concerning the burden-of-proof standards for complex employment discrimination cases involving the use of statistics have brightened the prospects for faculty plaintiffs in sex discrimination cases. The cases deal with salary differentials and race, promotions, and seniority. (MSE)

Examines cognitive processes that distort judgments about men and women thus perpetuating discriminatory practices in the professions and in academe. Cites studies of salary, rank, and tenure discrepancies and notes various unarticulated beliefs about gender that present obstacles to women's advancement. Affirmative action and institutional…