For the most part colleges and universities are not opposed to nepotism in faculties except husband and wife in same department. (Editor)

Recounts experience in teaching in a rural Southern State College. Faculty members are grossly discriminated against by whites, the curriculum is narrow, and student activities restricted. (KG)

Three institutions (Rochester Institute of Technology, California State University at Los Angeles, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale) reveal what it takes to find, hire, and retain faculty of color, raising the bar nationwide for recruiting a diverse faculty. (EV)

Discusses the situation at Virginia Tech in which the university made a double employment offer to a same-sex couple, then at the last minute, amid reports of an anti-gay e-mail message to board members, decided not to hire one of the partners. (EV)

Offers some general principles for college faculty search committee members to follow. Analyzes the search process and discusses advertising and initial screening, preparing applications, setting up Modern Language Association (MLA) interviews, interviewing on campus, and negotiating an offer. (SG)

Suggests that educational trends indicate that English departments should redefine faculty recruiting away from competing with other departments and toward competing with the other interests that seek public funding. (RS)

Offers excellent tips for candidates' interviewing preparation. Cautions that candidates need to be themselves in interviews. Stresses that candidates must remember that they too have rights, and primary among them is the right to selfhood. (RAE)

Discusses how faculty job openings at community colleges are on the rise at the same time higher education faces budget constraints, but that recruits must be mindful of such schools' missions. (EV)

Analysis of a 1-year sample of advertisements for faculty positions in social work examined (1) the number of positions available in 2001-2002, (2) the nature of these positions and their settings, and (3) the qualifications sought in applicants. Findings suggest there were more academic jobs available than there were doctoral graduates seeking…

High-quality sports facilities are an essential tool in recruiting top collegiate athletes and coaches. They enhance the school's competitiveness and enable expansion of the school's sports programs. In choosing schools, top athletes and coaches assess the quality of the stadium, playing fields, track and courts. But they also will be looking at…

SIXTY-SIX RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL OCCUPYING TEACHING POSITIONS IN 17 JUNIOR COLLEGES COMPRISED THE POPULATION OF THIS STUDY. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, AND THE RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL. NO STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND BETWEEN RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CAREER TEACHERS, AND NO…

The growing need for junior college teachers stimulated this examination of teacher characteristics and potential sources of new teachers. Since junior colleges will receive an increasing share of the nation's college enrollment, junior colleges must attract qualified faculty members. The literature on junior college faculty characteristics…

The Faculty Excellence Committee, a special task force created by the Faculty Senate of the City University of New York, was requested to study all aspects of the problems concerning recruitment, appointment, promotion, and tenure at the University. This report discusses: (1) the problems of recruiting and appointing highly qualified faculty…

Discusses the introduction of tenured faculty members holding radical views into the economics department of the University of Massachusetts. (SL)