From a survey designed to determine the current practices involved in faculty tenure and contract systems at colleges and universities throughout the U.S., it is estimated that 94.7% of faculty members work in institutions that have tenure systems. It is further determined that personnel practices in most institutions with tenure systems are…

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

Assumptions that universities retain full discretion to renew or terminate contracts and grant tenure are critically re-examined in light of two Supreme Court decisions. (DS)

Two discussions explore the issue of part-time and temporary teaching appointments in colleges. The first discusses the negative impact these assignments have on the discipline of English. The second recognizes that these appointments are here to stay and offers suggestions for making a bad situation productive. (HTH)

The Committee on Retirement of the American Association of University Professors initiated its first retirement policies survey in 2000 to address a lack of reliable and systematically collected information on retirement policies and practices across U.S. institutions of higher education. At the end of the 1990s, there was a sense that…

The collective bargaining agreement between the College of Insurance and the college's chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period September 10, 1987-August 31, 1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, management rights, grievance and arbitration, strikes/lockouts, no…

Chapter 7

AN INSTRUCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, WHO HAD COMPLETED THE FIRST MONTH OF A 1-YEAR CONTRACT, WAS INFORMED THAT HIS CONTRACT WOULD NOT BE RENEWED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR THOUGH HE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO COMPLETE HIS CURRENT CONTRACT. IN PROTEST AGAINST THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE OF CUBA, HE HAD PICKETED THE LOCAL POST OFFICE, AND THIS ACTION LED TO A…

In 1961, the California Legislature stiffened the legal requirements for the dismissal of probationary teachers at the end of a school year. Surveying the literature, and polling selected junior college administrators and probationary teachers, the author sought to assess the impact of this change on the quality of junior college instruction. On…

Recruitment, retention, and tenure practices at public junior and community colleges throughout the United States are the subject of this study by the Department of Education, Indiana University. Out of 592 colleges contacted in November 1968, 507 responded; 426 of the responses to this 37-question survey were considered useable sources of data.…

The memorandum of understanding between the Board of Trustees and Faculty of Belleville Area College, District No. 522, for the period 1973-74, covers service and workload standards, assignments, leave policy, evaluation and grievance procedures, salary schedule, longevity, and fringe benefits. The tenure policy adopted on May 19, 1971 is also…

This document reviews the rights of non-tenured faculty using the cases of "Perry v. Sindermann" and "Board of Regents v. Roth" as examples. Following background material and dimensions of the problems, it is suggested that a redefinition of principles that should operate and an identification of procedural safeguards that should be available is…

Success in obtaining tenure and promotion in the atmosphere of today's colleges is achieved by reaching a balance between publishing, research, community service, and competent performance in the classroom. (JD)