A view of experimentation with a tenure policy that responds to current and predicted realities, and a description of this feasible plan. (Editor/PG)

Utilizing a faculty-flow model, the impact of tenure quotas is analyzed, the implications for faculty staffing patterns and institutional innovation are suggested, and a tenure prospect ratio is introduced as an alternative. (Author/PG)

In order to achieve institutional goals for faculty growth without ruining budgets, the author defines several tenure ratios. By choosing the right ratio for a given concern, institutions can establish a system that reflectstheir philosophies. (Editor/PG)

Contained in this document is the policy statement from the Utah System of Higher Education. The contents include policy concerning: academic tenure, achievement of tenure; achievement of tenure by promotion or award, advance notice of termination or reduction in status, procedure for discipline and termination for cause, due process, procedures…

This agreement between Bard College and the Bard College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covers the period from April 24, 1973 until June 30, 1974. The articles of the agreement cover recognition tenure, adequate cause for dismissal, retirement, contractual obligations, academic policy, research and travel,…

Probability-based targets, instead of tenure quotas, work with a longer view of the future and permit flexibility in decisionmaking by asserting that performance standards remain the key criterion for promotion. (Author/PG)

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)

This agreement between Ashland College and the Ohio Conference, American Association of University Professors covers the period from August 15, 1972 through August 14, 1974. Articles in the agreement cover faculty membership and organization, academic freedom and tenure, responsibilities of members of the faculty, instructional policy,…

Probes tenure, tenure guarantees, union protests, affirmative action, early retirement, ideal steady-state faculty mix, and their implications for higher education. (PG)

At the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, 11 faculty members and 3 administrators were fired after a public press conference in which they were highly critical of the administration. A year earlier the institution's Board of Regents had revoked the college's tenure policy. (PG)

Discusses how the universities' capacity for change is limited by security of tenure. (Editor)

Discusses the 1972 policy of the Virginia Community College System that removed faculty tenure except for those who already possessed tenure or had been recommended for tenure. (PG)

Many colleges now confront 3 powerful forces - affirmative action, tenure, and unionization - but may not be fully aware of the emerging relationship among them. Federally mandated affirmative action programs have altered traditional college and university personnel practices substantially. Affirmative action has prompted college administrators to…

Reports the findings and conclusions of a study that was undertaken to develop staff reduction policies. The study gathered information on staff reduction policies from 163 institutions in 14 states that represented all sections of the country for the years 1971-74. (Author)

Presented in this document is the agreement between Dowling College and the Dowling College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors effective from September 1, 1972 through August 31, 1973. Included in the articles are; salary schedules, fringe benefits, and grievance and arbitration procedures. The faculty personnel policies…