This essay attempts to do the following: first, offer a definition of early retirement in order to establish boundaries for the discussion. Second, sketch some of the background and reasons why early retirement may be desirable; also it suggests why early retirement might not always be a constructive practice. Then the essay turns to the main…

This background paper summarizes the design of a faculty early retirement plan at Stanford University. Summary and recommendations indicate: (1) Budgetary stringencies at Stanford require that the faculty size remain essentially fixed. In view of this situation, a properly designed early retirement program should be adopted as a means of…

This document contains the agreement between the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (PIB) and the American Association of University Professors, PIB Chapter, covering the period from September 1, 1971 through May 31, 1974. Covered in the articles of the agreement are sections on appointments, promotions, tenure, teaching load, compensation, leaves…

Describes the retirement pursuits of the author and includes a list of ten activities well-suited for retiring social studies teachers. Among the suggestions are: becoming an educational lobbyist promoting social studies, tutoring recent immigrants for their citizenship examinations, reading for the blind, and assisting colleges and universities…

Describes an innovative way for school districts to develop their own source of effective teachers to replace those who retire or leave. Norwalk-La Mirada School District (California) created a staff development plan using an exceptional principal, five "group leader" teachers, and a coordinator to train and certify excellent teachers…

This research update uses the U.S. Department of Education's National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty to analyze faculty retirement and its effects. It presents data regarding retirement and institution type, field of teaching, gender, union status, plans for retirement, and faculty relocation. It concludes that pending retirement does not appear…

Report of the subcommittee of the American Association of University Professors on the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and the College Retirement Equities Fund. (PG)

Proposals for improving the investment performance of CREF. (IR)

Describes the retirement practices of a large number of institutions of higher education and examines twelve Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association plans which have flexible-age provisions. (Editor)

Retirement can be a time of creativity and service to others. The Music Educators National Conference (MENC) is making it possible for retired members to continue their service to music, music education, and MENC. (Author/AM)

Examines the predictable stages in the career development of a vocational educator. Stage one covers adjustment to new situations; stage two focuses on acquiring continuing employment status; stage three (mid-career) often includes career crisis; stage four includes both security and lack of personal challenge; and stage five is retirement. (CT)

Examines a now common situation in which faculty members, in taking early retirement, create a pressing need for new faculty, which, in some cases, inflames long-standing disagreements among the department's current faculty. Explains how to negotiate the complexities of retirement in a way that minimizes tensions within a department. (TB)

Faculty members should consider becoming more involved in the oversight of their personal retirement funds. Both price and inflation risks are best controlled by taking a balanced or diversified approach to investing, with a portfolio based on a predetermined percentage of each type of investment. (MSE)