Nevada has a unitary system of public higher education, with eight institutions serving some 100,000 students in the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). Included in the NSHE are two research universities, a world-renowned freestanding research institution, one recently established state college, and four community colleges, including one of…

The AAUP's committee on College and University Government's response to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities' statement on academic governance and the faculty role in it is presented. (MSE)

The 1982 dismissal of a college president is outlined and examined. At issue were: the politics of the process of dismissal, which involved the state governor; lack of involvement of faculty, students or staff in the decision; and principles of governance relationships in colleges and universities. (MSE)

The proportions of tenure-track faculty appointments in doctoral-level, comprehensive, general baccalaureate, specialized, and two-year public, private, and church-related colleges are tabulated for each academic rank. (MSE)

The implications of applying state sunshine laws to state colleges and universities are examined. Considerations of political pressure, loss of privacy for individuals, difficulty in obtaining candid evaluations, and the threat of competition are cited. (MSE)

The report of the American Association of University Professors' Committee C on College and University Teaching, Research, and Publication extends discussion of faculty workload issues by examining external attempts to legislate and regulate the way in which faculty in public higher education institutions distribute their work. Focus is on…

Tables and narrative analysis are presented for salary trends for all ranks of college faculty in 2,532 public and private institutions. Slight real increases in salary are found, with public institutions behind private colleges. In the past decade, faculty salaries have fallen behind those in the private sector. (MSE)

The AAUP annual report includes a summary of the annual survey and its results, tables of salaries and college faculty salary trend information by rank and institution type, explanations of the statistical data, data for individual institutions given alphabetically by state, data for preclinical medical school departments, and notes. (MSE)

The case of a dispute over the college faculty promotion process is examined in the context of a model of the organization of campus governance. The model describes three levels of power relationships with increasing amounts of shared responsibility between faculty and administration. A commitment to partnership is advocated. (MSE)