This study examined the course success rates among students at a single, associate degree-granting state college based on faculty type and instructional modality. Analyses established the probability of a passing grade based on 1) faculty type at the adjunct and tenure-line levels, 2) instructional modality at the traditional and online course…

Based on a dataset on two- and four-year college students and instructors from an anonymous state that includes detailed instructor employment information, this paper classifies faculty into four types--tenured instructors, tenure-track instructors, long-term adjuncts, and short-term adjuncts--to examine whether adjunct faculty have different…

Thomas Edison State College (TESC) and Colorado State University (CSU) offer significant contrasts in institutional culture, student demographics, faculty and institutional priorities and approaches to distance education course development and delivery. This article offers case studies showing that widely disparate program design and delivery…

The South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the Governor, Legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2017 edition of the Statistical Abstract marks the 39th year of…

The South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the Governor, Legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2016 edition of the Statistical Abstract marks the 38th year of…

Information on six colleges that were removed from the American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) list of censured administrations and four colleges that were added to the censured list is presented. Censure, following an investigation of a particular case, informs the academic community that the college's administration is not…

Description of responsibilities for the faculty committees, instructional policies, employment policies (appointment, promotion, and tenure), and the constitution and bylaws of the Massachusetts College of Art are included in its 1970 faculty handbook. (JT)

Contents of the Trenton State College, New Jersey, faculty handbook include policies on academic affairs including student records, procedures and criteria for faculty appointment, tenure, and promotion, functions of standing committees, New Jersey code of ethics and travel regulations, and description of faculty organizations. (JT)

Included in this 1973 revision of the faculty handbook from Castleton State College, Vermont, are a statement of faculty professional ethics, list of duties of administrative officers and of the faculty, guidelines used by the president's advisory council on promotion and tenure, and personnel information on faculty appointments through the…

Nontenured faculty's claims to tenure as a property right, by virtue of common law principles, are examined from historical and litigation perspectives. The common law analysis proposed is applied to employment relationships in private and public institutions. (MSE)

On July 1, 1979, Harris-Stowe College in St. Louis, was transferred from city to state control, becoming Harris-Stowe State College. Resulting issues are discussed, including the lack of retention of two faculty members, Bob Harold Leftwich and Jo Beth Creighton, who requested assistance from the American Association of University Professors.…

The McLendon decision compelled the state legislature to provide unprecedented procedural protection to untenured faculty in dismissal processes. The institutions can take precautionary measures in hiring faculty, but it is questionable whether many faculty will risk litigation in any case. (MSE)

Due process procedures that are judicially required in public colleges and universities when tenured faculty are involuntarily terminated for cause were identified through analysis of federal case law. Other areas of case law pertaining to due process were reviewed, including student dismissals from public colleges and universities, and property…

Modifications are presented to a 1967 document that contained recommendations concerning academic freedom, academic responsibility, and tenure for faculty members in Texas public community and senior colleges and universities. The recommended standards constitute patterns or guidelines and are not binding on any institution and may be varied in…

A study was conducted in 1969-1970 to determine the policies for the acquisition and termination of academic tenure and the procedures used to implement these policies in state universities and land-grant colleges. Eighty institutions were studied, and the investigation was based on the official publications or statements obtained from them. It is…