Outlines measures that will preserve tenure yet change and improve it. (HS)

Discusses the controversy surrounding the removal of Edward W. Bemis from the University of Chicago faculty in 1895. (Author)

Four arguments against tenure: it works against the interests of nontenured faculty; it retards the academic quality of an institution; it inhibits rather than preserves academic freedom; it generates conflict by dividing the faculty. (HS)

Reports the major issues examined at the annual meeting of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). These included the deteriorating economic status of university professors, the role and activities of AAUP, academic freedom and tenure, and collective bargaining by faculty members. (JR)

Presented in this paper is an outline of the policy at Evergreen State College concerning faculty evaluation, faculty reappointment or nonreappointment, and program review and institutional self-study. Within the policy is the belief that the principles governing academic freedom and faculty responsibility at Evergreen must apply to all members of…

This pamphlet presents a statement of principles by the American Civil Liberties Union concerning the civil liberties and obligations of teachers and desirable procedures involving academic freedom in public and private colleges and universities. Academic freedom and responsibility of teachers embraces two distinct areas: (1) the conduct of a…

Discusses the dismissal of a professor for his actions in favor of faculty involvement in administrative affairs. (HS)

Reviews the case of Michael L. Bottino who was denied reappointment without justifiable reason. (HS)

Reviews the case of Dr. David E. Green who was denied reappointment because of his actions following the assasination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (HS)

Describes 2 differing Supreme Court rulings concerning procedures for explaining nonrenewal of contract to nontenured professors. (HS)

A faculty member at the University of Southern California explains why he has renounced tenure: it is inimical to academic freedom, discourages radical innovation and risk-taking, limits the mobility of professors, and may work to the ultimate advantage of administrators in bargaining with professors. (LBH)

Each institution of higher education determines its own conditions and responsibilities of professional employment based on principles of equity and due process. A faculty manual should present clearly and concisely an institution's policies and procedures related to professional employment, and all arrangements between individuals and…