To restore the public's confidence in higher education develop a renewed commitment to the concept of academic freedom, job protection, merit review, and significant academic reform. (Author/PG)

Many school boards are paying for certain fringe benefits that could be utilized to offset some of the costs of other fringe benefits. Perhaps the best example of this is the disability portion of Social Security. Persons disabled for more than one year may collect Social Security benefits equal to what they would receive on retirement at age 65.…

The director of the NEA Organization Relations Division provides guidelines to assist school boards in establishing professional salaries and fringe benefits. The NEA supports the idea that teachers' salaries should compare favorably with those of other professions and occupations that require comparable preparation and experience. Five teacher…

Faculty collective bargaining, once a radical departure in faculty-administration relations, is becoming a familiar and permanent feature on many campuses. Although faculty unionism has not yet reached the majority of 4-year colleges, it is of wide interest in higher education because of its wide potential for growth. To date, unions have varied…

Faculties in a number of institutions of higher education utilize collective bargaining agents to represent their interests. Collective bargaining is primarily a community college phenomenon. Of 212 institutions with certified bargaining agents, 150 are 2-year institutions. Motivating factors in choosing the collective bargaining process are: the…

This contract between the faculty association of Jamestown Community College and the Board of Trustees of Jamestown Community College covers the academic year 1973-1974. Articles of the agreement cover recognition, association and instructors' rights, rights of the Board, deductions and professional dues, conditions of employment, appointment and…

This collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Education of the City of Grand Rapids and the Faculty Council of the Grand Rapids Junior College covers the academic year 1973-74. Articles of the agreement cover the preamble, recognition, faculty members' rights, board of education rights, council-administration communication, general…

A survey concerning released time for faculty was conducted of all the community colleges in Maryland, Mount Vernon College in Washington, D. C., and Northern Virginia Community College. Practices concerning the following types of released time were investigated: department or division chairman; curriculum development; curriculum coordinator;…

This report represents the results of a salary study of the full-time faculty members listed in the Board of Trustees' minutes at the University of Akron. Tentative conclusions suggest: (1) While changes in salaries at the University of Akron over the last several years have generally kept pace with changes in the cost of living, the more recent…

This document presents the union contract of the Fashion Institute of Technology. Articles cover union recognition; governance; welfare; grievance; leaves of absence and sick leave; salary and checkoff; academic calendar; matters not covered; duration; personnel files; conformity to law-savings clause; appointment-faculty; promotion-faculty;…

This document contains the agreement between the Community College of Beaver County and the Community College of Beaver County Society of the Faculty for the period from September 1, 1972 through August 31, 1974. Contained in the articles of the agreement are sections covering academic freedom, grievance procedures, rights of faculty, use of…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Community College of Allegheny County and the American Federation of Teachers for the period from October 1, 1972 through August 31, 1974 is contained in this document. Included in the articles of the agreement are sections covering grievance procedures, management rights, academic freedom, renewals…

Seven questions dealing with retirement needs and expectations were included in a comprehensive questionnaire distributed to a sample of University of Southern California faculty in the fall of 1973 to obtain preliminary information for developing a more detailed study. The response to these items suggests that although most faculty now expect to…

Presented as a fairy tale with the characters of Snow White and the seven dwarves, this paper points out some of the professional, emotional, and health characteristics and problems of individual teachers, and ways an administrator might deal with them. (SJL)