Colleges are encouraged to find innovative ways to meet institutional needs and the individual needs of faculty approaching retirement by offering such alternatives as phased retirement, part-time teaching, or contract employment within the institution or in the community, according to individual talents, maintenance patterns, and interests. (MSE)

Various aspects of the academic profession are addressed in 23 papers from a 1984 conference sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. The focus is foundations studies in higher education, process studies, and policy studies. Titles and authors are as follows: "Leadership: Role Expectations of Faculty" (John S.…