Comments are divided into four sections: (1) a summary of the problems posed by the tenure system; (2) a brief survey of several alternatives to conventional tenure; (3) a review of some problems facing colleges in financial exigency; and (4) a few positive suggestions for the future. (Author/PG)

Effective tenure policies, including periodic post-tenure review of performance, can not only protect academic freedom but assure high levels of faculty achievement. (Editor/PG)

Asserts that tenure may violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act or more general affirmative action concepts. (Author/PG)

Academic administrators from sixteen private colleges in Minnesota and nine chapter presidents of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) responded to a questionnaire investigating tenure policies and procedures in Minnesota private colleges. Results of the survey indicated that the private colleges of Minnesota will probably…

This paper presents an alternative plan to the system of academic tenure instituted at Webster College in Missouri. The alternative plan allows several options to faculty members: (1) with the 3rd-year contract, a faculty person may negotiate for a 1-semester sabbatical at half-salary or a summer sabbatical with negotiable salary; (2) with the…

This article reviews retirement benefit plans for faculty in a critical light and examines alternatives. (JD)

"Casebook I: Faculty Employment Policies" presents six cases developed by the Project on Faculty Appointments at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. "Teaching Notes to Casebook I" provides detailed suggestions and strategies for leading an effective classroom or workshop discussion about each of the casebook's six case studies, all of which…

Telephone interviews with 1977-79 graduates in elementary education from the State University of New York at Cortland revealed that between 32 and 42 percent of the graduates in each year had obtained full-time teaching positions. (Author/WD)

Describes how, despite the economic downturn, some colleges have found ways to hire droves of faculty members. (EV)

This paper examines teacher education in Latvia and ways of developing it in the context of the Common European Educational Area (the Bologna process). It examines current models of teacher education in universities and other higher education institutions, as well as ways of developing these in different types of higher education institutions. It…

This study addresses concerns regarding compensation disparities between New Mexico institutions and their peers. A recommended adjustment schedule with fiscal requirements is included, but not specific recommendations for faculty at individual institutions. The average salaries for New Mexico institutions were compared with regional peers to…

Suggests a presentation as a procedure by which a demonstration of a candidate's teaching ability becomes a regular part of the campus visit. (Author/PG)

Contains an annotated bibliography of papers, surveys, and reports on tenure in the teaching of English at the college level. (RB)

Discusses 10 cases of nonreappointment of faculty at colleges and universities in the United States. (PG)