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 report presents the Iowa edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2008 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook." The 2008 "Yearbook" focuses on how state policies impact the retention of effective new teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into three areas that encompass 15 goals. Broadly, these goals examine…

The master agreement between the State of Iowa Board of Regents and the UNI-United Faculty for the period July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1991 is presented. Fifteen articles cover the following items: recognition; union rights (use of facilities and services); evaluation procedures (files and access to them, student, professional, department head and…

Twelve collective bargaining agreements between selected community college districts in Iowa and their respective faculty associations are presented, representing contracts in effect in 1987. Contracts for the following colleges are provided: Northeast Iowa Technical Institute, Iowa Lakes Community College, Northwest Iowa Technical College, Iowa…