This report considers the complex nature of academic tenure and its relation to academic and intellectual freedom, educational policy, appointment patterns, criteria for faculty appointments, employment security, financial commitment, and retirement policy. (HS)

A view of experimentation with a tenure policy that responds to current and predicted realities, and a description of this feasible plan. (Editor/PG)

Utilizing a faculty-flow model, the impact of tenure quotas is analyzed, the implications for faculty staffing patterns and institutional innovation are suggested, and a tenure prospect ratio is introduced as an alternative. (Author/PG)

Presents a model for allocating tenure positions in a time of steady-state enrollments. (Editor)

In order to achieve institutional goals for faculty growth without ruining budgets, the author defines several tenure ratios. By choosing the right ratio for a given concern, institutions can establish a system that reflectstheir philosophies. (Editor/PG)

Feeling the effects of its deliberate decision to limit the growth of its student body, Colgate University began to face the problem of a steady state in 1971 that many institutions are now having thrust on them for other reasons. This problem was brought to a head at Colgate in 1972, four years after the Board of Trustees adopted a "general…

This agreement between Bard College and the Bard College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covers the period from April 24, 1973 until June 30, 1974. The articles of the agreement cover recognition tenure, adequate cause for dismissal, retirement, contractual obligations, academic policy, research and travel,…

Report written by members of the investigatory committee of the American Association of University Professors regarding the dismissal of a faculty member of Bishop College in violation of her two-year contract, and without according her academic due process. The dismissal also violated the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and…

This agreement between Ashland College and the Ohio Conference, American Association of University Professors covers the period from August 15, 1972 through August 14, 1974. Articles in the agreement cover faculty membership and organization, academic freedom and tenure, responsibilities of members of the faculty, instructional policy,…

Article is a policy statement by the NJEA Delegate Assembly in response to the problem of teachers being let go in New Jersey. (GB)

Probes tenure, tenure guarantees, union protests, affirmative action, early retirement, ideal steady-state faculty mix, and their implications for higher education. (PG)