For American Indian scholars, securing a job in higher education can sometimes be as simple as checking a box. Most of the country's colleges and universities do not require proof of tribal enrollment from faculty or staff who identify themselves as American Indians. Students looking to receive financial aid, however, must submit proof that they…

In this article, the authors highlight an issue in science education facing many university and college science departments: hiring faculty who can bring to the department specialized expertise in science education. To begin to address this issue, a collaborative team of tenure-track faculty--all of whom are primarily trained in science and have…

The Strategic Management of Human Capital in Education Project was founded in 2008 with one goal: to improve student achievement dramatically in the 100 largest urban school districts. Unless teaching quality and principal leadership improve significantly, lasting education improvement is impossible. In policy terms, without "strategic management"…

A national survey of 102 faculty members (reflecting a return rate of 56%) in schools and departments of journalism and mass communication focused on several problems in hiring new personnel. An equal number of respondents agreed and disagreed that journalism and mass communication is well-served by hiring practices prevalent in the field. Results…

Data from a survey on patterns in the hiring of new staff, both noninstructional and faculty, in Massachusetts public higher education institutions are presented and analyzed. The survey found that more women and minorities are being hired as full-time employees. More women than men were hired during 1987 and a higher percentage of women were…

AN OUTLINE OF THE HALF-DAY CONFERENCE PRECEDES LETTERS OF APPEAL FROM THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TO PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONSIDER A PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN SPECIAL EDUCATION. NUMBERS OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL NEEDED IN INDIANA ARE GIVEN. INFORMATION OF PUPIL CHARACTERISTICS…

THREE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATED WRITING PROGRAMS ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. FOR ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN INTERESTED IN EMPLOYING WRITERS, A LIST IS PROVIDED OF WRITERS WITH PUBLICATIONS OR GENERAL REPUTATION OR WITH PERSONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF MEMBERS OF GRADUATE WRITING PROGRAMS. THE FIRST VOLUME OF "INTRO," AN ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY OF…

The end of faculty growth in higher education has led to near panic predictions of aging, highly tenured, more costly, steady-state faculties as the "growth bulge" hired in the 1960's age. This study discusses two models for simulating the behavior over time of indices of faculty health such as average age and salary, annual new hires,…

Describes a replication study in which the following factors were found to be significant in recruiting and retaining faculty: opportunity to utilize own knowledge in area of choice, nature of teaching load and assignment, available clinical facilities for student experiences, curriculum of program to which appointment was sought and opportunities…

A growing number of colleges and universities are using housing-assistance plans to recruit faculty. Programs range from offering affordable on-campus condominiums to lending money for a house down payment. Faculty recruitment in the 1990s is predicted to be heavily competitive. (MSE)

A survey of university special education department chairpersons suggests there may soon be a lack of doctoral-level faculty members to train future special education personnel. Charts give information on estimated teacher supply and demand to 1992, special education faculty salaries, yearly supplemental income, types of degree by rank, and age…

Reviews various approaches and books on the subject of corporate management and assesses their usefulness to the English department. (SRT)

Affirmative action programs for filling faculty and administrative positions in colleges or universities should: (1) comply with existing law; (2) correct the underrepresentation of women and minorities; (3) enhance the institution's ability to carry out its educational mission; and (4) protect the status and reputation of the women and minorities…

Clarifies the possible forms of leadership taken by the administrator of an academic department. Discusses such elements as authoritarian leadership, faculty consensus, power and responsibility, input factors, types of decision making, faculty recruiting, and authoritarian versus democratic approach. (CT)