The Equal Pay Act is applicable to university and college faculty. There should be a legally acceptable faculty compensation plan in existence to handle some of the implications of the law. (Editor)

The investigating report of the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure of the American Association of University Professors on the Seek Center of the City University of New York, including an interpretative summary of events and the committee's conclusions. SEEK is a prebaccalaureate educational program (Search for Education, Elevation, and…

The sudden halt in enrollment growth at French universities has had a pronounced effect on teaching conditions and promotions for French university teachers. (PG)

Discusses the issues of academic freedom and tenure concerning the dismissal of assistant professor Jose Asseo from Camden County College, New Jersey. (PG)

Student teaching experience is important in the professional preparation of teachers. Successful teaching practice hinges on the effectiveness of cooperating teachers (CTs) who spend considerable time supervising and mentoring student teachers. Unfortunately, the welfare of the cooperating teachers is often neglected, and this is detrimental to…

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)

This report of the Faculty Senate regarding faculty collective bargaining discusses faculty professional interests, how faculty interests may be advanced, and who is available to help. The faculty interests include: (1) academic freedom; (2) professional tenure; (3) adequate compensation; (4) discrimination in employment practices; (5) fringe…

Describes political and economic conditions in English Departments that are being manipulated to the detriment of the writing discipline and the teacher of writing. (DD)

Concerns the nonrenewal of appointments for two nontenured assistant professors at the University of West Florida. (PG)

The author presents evidence that indicates that what is perceived as an erosion of academic freedom is not imagined, but that this threat comes from within the university rather than from without. (Author/PG)

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)

Discusses the case of Professor Ehlen at Concordia Seminary in Missouri who was denied reappointment and dismissed in February 1974 for reasons concerning his interpretation of passages from the Old Testament. (Author/PG)

The administration of Houston Baptist University, while proceeding in accordance with its interpretation of institutional policy, terminated the appointment of Dr. Talley, who had served in excess of the probation period at the time he was notified of the action. The administration acted without specific cause and without demonstrating cause.…

Discusses the academic freedom case of history professor Grant Cooper at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. (PG)