Article explores the developing idea for a teaching doctorate" and the preparation of college teachers. (IR)

Presents the annual survey of faculty compensation containing data for each of the 1,548 colleges and universities reporting and national summary tables with breakdowns by academic rank, sex, geographical area, and type of institution (public, private, church related). Includes information on tenure and on status of women faculty members. (JT)

It is proposed that a base year be used in reporting annual changes in salary and compensation by institutional type and professorial rank. An appropriate base year for assessing current American faculty compensation is the 1972-1973 period because this is the peak year in long-term real compensation. Data for that period and 1976-1977 are given.…

The economic status is dominated by the struggle to maintain faculty compensation in the face of continuing inflation, leveling enrollments, and constant or shrinking sources of non-tuition income for colleges and universities. This report is based on data from 2,600 campuses covering the compensation and tenure status of about 360,000 full-time…

Data collected in an AAUP survey are presented in 19 tables showing salaries and fringe benefits for various ranks of faculty at different types of institutions. (LBH)