Little is known about the impact of the end of mandatory retirement on professors over the long term. This follow-up study investigated the ten-year experience of professors who chose not to retire from a major research university after the elimination of the age 70 mandatory retirement in 1994. The initial interview study was conducted in 1998…

Addresses the issue of "uncapping" in institutions of higher education. Notes that, beginning January 1, 1994, chronological age will no longer be a legally acceptable cause for dismissal of tenured faculty 40 years of age and older. Discusses the governance problems expected to result from this change in federal law. (Author/BH)

Age differences were assessed among (N=85) faculty at a private university. Results indicated age differences were minimal and outweighed by discipline variations. Both age groups agreed that mandatory retirement should be abolished, even though the impact of this on universities was seen as negative. (Author)