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Padilla, Raymond V., Ed.; Chavez, Rudolfo Chavez, Ed. – 1995
Authors represented in this collection challenge the hegemony that is fostered and maintained by the colleges and universities in which these Latino professors function daily. Each of the writers presents the reality of survival in academia. Collectively, these narratives are connected by themes of personal struggle, marginality, and valuing the…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Ethnicity
Download full textTrower, Cathy A., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers addresses nine key areas of faculty employment: academic freedom; probationary periods; the definition and locus of tenure; faculty ranks and titles; promotion policies; post-tenure review; dismissal for cause and lesser sanctions; financial exigency and program discontinuance; and employment provisions at institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Educational Policy
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1973
This set of materials on the employment status of librarians in research libraries was assembled by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Representative examples of library faculty by-laws are provided from the University of Minnesota, the University of Cincinnati, Michigan State…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Schell, Eileen E., Ed.; Stock, Patricia Lambert, Ed. – 2001
This book addresses the counterproductive conditions in which part-time and non-tenure-track composition faculty must teach, using case studies, local narratives, and models for ethical employment practices. It presents and evaluates a range of proactive strategies for change, both for local conditions and broader considerations. Section 1,…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Adjunct Faculty, Collective Bargaining, College English
Spencer, Mary L.; And Others – 1982
Articles on discrimination against women scholars and information on change strategies and resource groups are presented. The status and self-expressed needs of women scholars, as revealed in a recent survey of over 1,000 San Francisco Bay respondents, are considered in an article entitled "Status and Needs of Women Scholars" (Mary L. Spencer and…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Advocacy, Change Strategies, Employment Practices
Lewis, Darrel R., Ed.; Becker, William E., Jr., Ed. – 1979
A colloquium series in higher education at the University of Minnesota in the fall and winter of 1977-1978 examined the influence of academic reward systems on faculty behavior and academic productivity. These essays are the collective results of their findings and recommendations. Essays include: "Perspectives from Psychology: Financial…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Achievement, Awards, Behavior
Wilke, Arthur S., Ed. – 1979
The paradoxical state of academe's attempt to crowd individuals into institutions of higher education at a time when jobs for them are evaporating has created a conflict within the academic personnel community for non-tenured faculty struggling to survive. Case studies representing actual experiences of some individuals directly involved in the…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Access to Education, Career Ladders, Case Studies
