Presents an interview with the chairperson of a regional committee of the Soviet teachers' trade union. Includes comments on the role of the trade union during perestroika, the development of union independence from the government, and an experimental program replacing some city committees with councils of trade union committee chairpersons. (DK)

A case involving the harassment of a female college writing instructor by an older, male student serves as a model to provide a framework for dealing with similar problems in the future. This case moved from initial acts of challenging authority in the classroom and monopolizing office hours to the bizarre: obscene phone calls, mysterious mail,…

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)

The action by the administration of Elmira College to remove Dr. Jerald Neilsen from his teaching and other faculty responsibilities for the duration of his appointment constituted a summary dismissal, in disregard of the provisions for academic due process. (Author/PG)

Some tenure problems could be alleviated by creating clear standards and practices for hiring, promotion, and dismissal; others could be lessened through more attention to definitions and procedures. (Author/PG)

The court decision of the Bloomfield College case concerning dismissals and abolition of tenure is presented with an explanatory introduction. (PG)

Discusses how the universities' capacity for change is limited by security of tenure. (Editor)

Offers a different strategy for the recruitment of teachers. (Editor/PG)

Air traffic control, surgery, and teaching are probably three of the most potentially stressful occupations in the world. Stress can be benign and growth-producing or malignant and destructive, depending on three primary factors: 1) the possession of coping behaviors which are effective and for which there is feedback as to the degree of their…

This pamphlet presents a statement of principles by the American Civil Liberties Union concerning the civil liberties and obligations of teachers and desirable procedures involving academic freedom in public and private colleges and universities. Academic freedom and responsibility of teachers embraces two distinct areas: (1) the conduct of a…

In terms of benefit plan coverage and protection, or "Benefit Environment", higher education is the most advanced of professional or employment groups. Between 1959 and 1969, the percentage of 4-year institutions of higher education in the U.S. having faculty retirement plans grew from 85% to 95%. About 50% of these institutions have some form of…

Among the functions of the Commission on Professional Rights and Responsibilities of the NEA is the investigation of cases of alleged unethical conduct by members of the teaching profession. The rules of procedure for investigations presented in this document are intended to assure all parties in a conflict of their individual rights of procedural…

Student concern regarding faculty unionism does not stem from a belief that public employee collective bargaining is bad public policy. To the contrary, most students recognize the civil right of employees to organize and bargain collectively. Their concern stems from the impact that collective bargaining has had, and will have, on the quality of…

Few, if any, categories of postsecondary educational institutions have escaped the impact of collective bargaining. On the one hand, bargained agreements may tend to set the pace in areas of salary and working conditions that must be met by any nonbargaining institution if they desire to be comparable or competitive. On the other hand,…

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…