The activities of AAUP's Committee A during 1978-79 centered on the problems of financing and tenure, including a statement on academic freedom and due process for faculty members forced into early retirement. The disposition of specific cases handled by the committee are outlined. (JMF)

With a focus on law schools and their faculties, this panel discussion addresses the following question: Is tenure a progressive device, preserving academic freedom and encouraging scholarly initiative, or is it a harmful, anachronistic force, protecting entrenched ideas and fostering incompetency? (Author/JMD)

The AAUP investigating committee concludes that the academic freedom of Professors D. R. Celander and S. F. Perlowski was violated by the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. Issues in the cases are cited that illustrate the administration's disregard for the rights of faculty. (LBH)

This article describes a program, designed by the Brighton Central School District (NY), which utilizes recently retired teachers as mentors for newly hired teachers. Selection of retirees, program outcomes, and implications of this program for the school district are also discussed. (IAH)

Uses construct and developmental theories and findings from a survey of retired teachers to examine experiences surrounding teacher retirement. The paper structures a model of career-span development focusing on retirement dynamics; discusses the benefits of life review upon career completion; suggests continuing educational roles for retired…

Describes three law suits filed by part-time community college faculty members in Washington State for retirement benefits, health care benefits, and unpaid wages and overtime. Notes that college officials insist they have violated no state laws. Reports on the development of a lobbying group among the state's thousands of part-time faculty…

Early murmurs concerning teacher attrition in the United States have risen to an alarming level since the 1990s. Given that half of the 1990s teaching force were/are expected to retire between 2000 and 2010, the cry has been heard loud and clearly throughout the nation. Furthermore, today's fledgling teachers are fleeing at astronomical rates,…

The purpose of this manual is to place in the hands of the educational committees of the 44 State legislatures that convene in 1919, a suggestive program of educational legislation based upon the present emergency in our national life. Each topic discussed falls, as a rule, under three distinct heads: (1) Historic background; (2) Summary of…

This publication presents a collection of essays from top investment thinkers and financial commentators who share their views on the revolutionary retirement plan options now available to college and university employees. The essays were prepared for a conference that was convened by the New England Board of Higher Education in Boston to help…

This report presents data obtained from a survey of District of Columbia public school teachers who would become eligible for retirement in school years 1986 through 1991. Findings indicate that well over one-third of the respondents plan to retire when first eligible at the age of 55, while 30 percent plan to delay retirement. If the remaining 29…

A model for projecting the flow of faculty as a result of various decisions related to tenture is presented. This model uses the proposition that future tenure proportions are determined by additions and departures from the tenured and untenured faculties. Its most basic assumption is that the rates of these additions and departures will remain…

This guide discusses the results of a national survey of school administrators who were asked to rank from a list of 13 problems the top problems facing their schools today. Their responses, which are discussed in this report, include how to cut costs in areas like salaries, fringe benefits, and energy; how to better manage their schools and set…

This document is a report of the Ohio Education Association (OEA) 1975-76 biennium legislative priorities and policies and the 1976-77 OEA resolutions. The document is introduced by the preamble of the OEA and listings of the resolutions and legislative committees. Section I, on OEA legislative priorities, discusses educational finance, collective…

Seven questions dealing with retirement needs and expectations were included in a comprehensive questionnaire distributed to a sample of University of Southern California faculty in the fall of 1973 to obtain preliminary information for developing a more detailed study. The response to these items suggests that although most faculty now expect to…

A speech made to an early meeting of the newly formed Commission on College Retirement recommends that the commission abandon the approach to retirement as an instrument of educational and social reform and concentrate instead on making the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund competitive and protecting…