This report presents the position of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on academic and professional appointments at colleges and universities and the protection of professional appointees who are not faculty members. Faculty members and other professional appointees share similar and overlapping commitments and thus…

Whether or not a provision of the 1978 Amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 should be applied retroactively is discussed, with reference to results of recent court litigation. Available from University of Illinois, College of Law, Law Building, Champaign, IL 61820; $3.50. (MSE)

The procedural structure of Title VII was designed to safeguard the rights of both plaintiffs and defendants in employment discrimination suits. Judicial interpretations of the procedures are reviewed and it is concluded that confusions created by inaccurate interpretations are detrimental to the rights of both parties and fail to implement the…

Quotes the antidiscrimination provisions of Title VII, describes some relevant court decisions, and discusses the relevance of the courts' actions to school officials facing a decision when a qualified teacher who is three or four months pregnant applies for a position or comes up for reappointment in April. (Author/MLF)

Reviews and analyzes the expanding corpus of jurisprudence concerning the extent to which gay persons are entitled to redress actions that restrict employment opportunity based solely on the basis of sexual orientation. Available from the Iowa Law Review, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa 52242; sc $3.50 plus $ .75 postage.…

In the principal case the court admits that evidence of a disproportionate impact is relevant to a showing of racially discriminatory intent. Implications of this finding are discussed. (LBH)

The impact on college tenure and promotion practices of a Supreme Court decision, "University of Pennsylvania versus the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission," is discussed. The decision required the university to disclose confidential tenure files to the EEOC in the investigation of employment discrimination charges. (MSE)

An approach is developed to evaluating an employment civil rights claim, on the theory that proper diagnosis will facilitate a more appropriate defensive strategy. The statutory basis for the claims, substance of the complaint, parties defendant, pretext, feasible alternatives, and reasonable accommodation are discussed as claim criteria. (MSE)

This monograph is designed to serve as a reference index to court cases dealing with minority group members who are faculty members of educational institutions. It lists important cases dealing with disputes in which faculty feel they were discriminated against by the school administration system. These cases involve sex discrimination including…

Causes for the dismissal of teachers, which have traditionally been judged to be within the discretionary power of school boards, have been closely scrutinized in recent court decisions. The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has been interpreted in recent litigation concerning faculty hiring, evaluation, and…

An overview is given of the mechanics of dispute resolution under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Described and analyzed are the various stages during the processing of a dispute when settlement is possible. The effects of Bakke and Weber decisions on the process are considered. (MSE)

In this speech, delivered by the Solicitor General of the United States at a meeting of the Hillsboro County Bar Association in Tampa, Florida, Lee addresses himself to allegations of inconsistency in the Reagan administration's positions on court cases involving civil rights issues. In defending the administration, Lee cites the Spirt v.…

Chapter 14 in a book on school law concerns the legal aspects of evaluating teacher performance. Careful analysis of recent decisions makes it clear the courts will compel uniform standards and unprecedented rigor in teacher evaluation practices. Particularly in the consideration of equitable standards, state and federal courts are relying on…

This chapter examines cases reported during 1981 concerning school employees. In the format used, federal questions are addressed first, then issues associated with state laws. The author deals with cases in the areas of discrimination in employment, substantive constitutional rights of speech and association and privacy, and procedural due…

The author notes in his introduction to this chapter that judicial review of institutional decisions remains at an all-time high. He urges administrators to be aware of the developments in law pertaining to higher education but cautions them not to apply general concepts to specific questions. He notes that the weight of litigation in 1978 serves…