Describes how the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee is restructuring its core curriculum in its Milwaukee Idea effort to build bridges between the university and the community. Discusses the interdisciplinarity of the effort; development of an alternative general education curriculum focused on "cultures and communities"; curriculum…

A case study detailing efforts by University of Southern California administrators to cut the salaries of medical school faculty by 25 percent reports on the faculty's resulting court litigation and an eventual settlement out of court. Notes that the final outcome was a school with a strengthened and democratized shared governance system. (DB)

Three reports of the American Association of University Professors' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure are presented. Actions taken against Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Alabama State University, and Concordia Theological Seminary are described. (MLW)

A report concerning the actions taken in June 1985 by the administration of Central State University to terminate the faculty appointments of Charles W. Dean and Marvin Haire is presented. Academic due process and academic freedom are discussed. (MLW)

The report of the American Association of University Professors' ad hoc Commission on Governance and Affirmative Action concerning the University of California's decision to end affirmative action in admissions, hiring, and awarding of contracts is presented. It outlines the events leading to the policy action, considers the educational impacts,…

The history of the controversy over Southwest Missouri State University's production of "The Normal Heart," a play about acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is chronicled and concern is expressed about the resurgence of bitterness and hatred in the debate over academic freedom, even within the academic community. (MSE)

A summary of the 1982 Sonoma State University case of dismissal of 24 tenured faculty members for financial reasons provides background regarding financial exigency, faculty participation in decisions leading to the layoff, provision for individual hearings, notice, efforts to reinstate and relocate, and teaching service areas. (MSE)

A case study detailing efforts by University of Minnesota administrators to "re-engineer" the medical school by selling the teaching hospital without faculty consultation and nearly eliminating tenure notes that the medical school now faces an uncertain future and has experienced a precipitous decline in federal research support. (DB)

The average salaries for full professors and new assistant professors in 21 disciplines for 1976-77 and 1984-85 are ranked and the percentage increases in the intervening period are listed and analyzed. (MSE)

The University of California's "step" system for appointment and advancement of faculty and the salary scale attached to it are outlined, and some criteria and procedures used in making academic personnel decisions are reviewed. (MSE)

A growing bulge in the age distribution of California State University faculty and its potential effects on the status and distribution of full-time, part-time, tenured, and probationary appointments in the institution are examined. (MSE)

The 1979 dismissals of three art department members, one tenured, are chronicled and examined. At issue were procedures for providing reasons upon request and opportunity for appropriate review, and breech of academic freedom in a professional dispute. Lack of a meaningful role for faculty in academic government is also discussed. (MSE)

New Mexico State University addressed the trend toward employing non-tenure-track faculty (NTTs) by capping the proportion of NTTs; acceptance of a two-tiered faculty with differentiated responsibilities; extension of professional rights to NTTs; full and regular NTT evaluation, participation in merit pay, and promotion opportunities; and…

The development and implementation of a state university's salary structure providing for market differences between disciplines, merit differences, and salary increases based on professional experience and achievements are described. (MSE)

Presents text and data tables covering higher education faculty salaries for the period 1998-1999. A text discussion of academic salaries since the l970s reviews relative and real trends, salary differences between public and private institutions, salary advantages of research universities, gender differences, and other salary inequalities.…