A study by the Association of Governing Boards that categorized current selection methods and analyzed criteria for trustee selection in public and private institutions is discussed. Three methods of trustee selection are identified: appointment, election, and service by virtue of position. (MLW)

This document outlines the University of Hawaii's tuition schedule proposal, which recommends that the Board of Regents approve rate schedules in four areas for 1998-1999 and 1999-2000: (1) full-time tuition schedule per semester; (2) continuing education and community services per-credit-hour schedule; (3) summer session per-credit-hour schedule;…

Presents data on the nature and growth of collective bargaining in postsecondary education and reports a telephone survey of the 28 4-year colleges where faculty voted to reject collective bargaining. Focus is on the characteristics of those institutions and the extent and nature of overt faculty and/or administrative opposition to collective…

The relationship between faculty bargaining and the loss of institutional autonomy is explored by examining the collective bargaining experience of the Pennsylvania State College and University system. The study is chronological, tracing the theme through three stages: (1) the governance of the state system before collective bargaining (1960-71);…

The retrenchment experience of Pennsylvania's state college system is described. The specter of retrenchment scared the campuses into finding new nonpersonnel cuts to make; a policy of intrasystem faculty transfer was finally adopted; and although campus presidents opposed retrenchment, by 1979-80 they were convinced of its necessity. (MLW)

An in-depth investigation of the development and consequences of faculty collective bargaining used all institutions of higher education in the state of Pennsylvania that have experienced faculty collective bargaining and/or organizing activity. After a presentation of the background material and a discussion of the development and experience with…