Four types of interinstitutional arrangements in higher education are described, and research results on one type (merger) are presented. A continuum of cooperative endeavors are considered: voluntary cooperative agreements, formalized consortiums, federations, mergers, and closings. The objective of the research was to determine conditions…

The question of tenure as an economic variable is discussed. Using data from the 1973 ACE Survey of Teaching Faculty, a statistical model is provided to estimate time from Ph. D. to tenure. Results show that the tenure rate (the chance that a nontenured faculty member will be granted tenure in any given year) did increase during the period of…

Tabular data are presented that classify the employees and colleges and universities in New York state from 1972 through 1976. Definitions are included for occupational activities and program function, or the institutional purpose for which a particular set of employee activities is designed or exists. Categories of occupational activities…

In spite of extensive activity in faculty development around the country, no replicable programs have been developed, no viable conceptual models have been formulated, and no guidelines to assist program planners have emerged. Whatever evaluative information has been offered to attest to the results of programs has usually been based on…

A California University systemwide approach to professional development encompassing the three facets of personal development, instructional development, and environmental modification is summarized. Objectives of professional development and objectives of successful campus programs are presented and aspects of the Center for Professional…

A survey of colleges and universities yielded information about current tenure practices; distribution of faculty in selected fields; how the tenure selection system worked as measured by approval rates, deferred decisions, and early releases of tenure-track faculty; and what changes were anticipated in the practices in the next five years. Among…

The development of a staff flexibility index at Glassboro State College is presented. It was an outgrowth of retrenchment problems for tenured faculty. Institutional flexibility was defined as the continuing ability of the institution to implement new or modify existing programs, employing a rationale that sees the ability to employ new faculty or…

The 1975-77 edition of the faculty handbook for the State University College of Arts and Science at Geneseo details the administrative organization including each area's responsibilities. Also discussed are professional staff leaves; consultancies and other professional services; research policies; affirmative action; academic responsibilities;…

The 1975 faculty handbook of the California State College, Stanislaus covers: (1) the organization of the college; (2) faculty personnel policies; (3) professional responsibilities of the faculty; (4) curriculum development; (5) academic regulations; and (6) faculty services. Appendices include: constitutions of the academic senate and faculty,…

This document presents the agreement between the State of New Jersey and the Association of New Jersey State College Faculties, Inc. The agreement covers the preamble; recognition and definitions; administration of agreement; policy statements; association rights and privileges; dues deduction; grievance procedure; appointment and retention of…

In the California State University and College system, numerous campus-based and systemwide efforts have evolved to provide special recognition to faculty members exhibiting high-level teaching ability and demonstrating distinction as teachers. Existing award programs designed to give recognition for outstanding performances in this area are…

Average faculty salaries are given by academic rank within these categories: doctoral institutions, comprehensive institutions, baccalaureate institutions, specialized institutions, two-year institutions with academic ranks, two-year institutions without ranks, and all categories combined, and for public, private, and church-related institutions.…

Faculty in some disciplines are hired at and continue to earn larger salaries than those in other fields, with salaries becoming compressed in the junior ranks. The high-earning disciplines vary by institution type. (MSE)

Factors affecting the future of faculty collective bargaining are reviewed, including economic and political developments, the rest of the union movement, shifts in public policy concerning the private sector of higher education, and the subjects and effects of bargaining: comparable worth, reshaping the workforce, concession bargaining, and…

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)