Faculty morale doesn't coincide with actual or perceived status. Expected to teach well, publish often, and keep the institution running besides, conscientious faculty members in a competitive university may be low in energy, as well as morale. (MLW)

Five faculty members were interviewed about the impact of campus assessment activities on their roles and responsibilities. Three areas of concern were students (what they need to know and what can be expected of them); teaching (how classroom methods follow from higher expectations of students); and faculty roles and responsibilities. (MLW)

The ways that educators talk about teaching, borrowing from other disciplines such as business and psychology, reflect a need to create a reassuring world structured to assure results. They describe art as if it were science, but also seek to bring confidence and esteem to an undervalued profession. (MSE)

A roundtable discussion of faculty commitment and revitalization was conducted by Russell Edgerton, president of the American Association for Higher Education, with Clara Lovett and R. Eugene Rice. (MLW)

It is proposed that the institutionalization of instruction has brought with it a reduction in the pleasure of teaching itself and also in the excitement of learning. Common doubts and conflicts for college faculty are discussed. (MSE)

A study of the academic profession that has sought to understand both the forces of fragmentation and the avenues of integration in the profession is discussed. Faculty were questionned about what their work was like, what authority they possessed, etc. (MLW)

The experiences of some faculty members who were recently honored at the American Association for Higher Education's National Conference on Higher Education, where they participated in a Forum on Extraordinary Teaching, is described. To talk publicly about one's teaching was a unique experience for the participants. (MLW)

Some generalizations about teaching are seen as false including: the silent student is an uninvolved learner; grades are a necessary evil; discussion is preferable to lecture; teachers are fellow-learners with their students; students need to acquire, not memorize information; and instruction must be geared to student backgrounds and aspirations.…

Results of a Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching national survey concerning the extent and reasons for college faculty's dissatisfaction with the teaching profession, working conditions, institutional climate and governance, and prospects for the future of the profession are reported. (MSE)

Outlines lessons learned by the University of Wisconsin-Stout in implementing two distance education programs, a technology program using interactive television and a hospitality program using Lotus Notes to deliver courses. Topics discussed include program concept vs. technology as stimulus for innovation, program planning/administration,…