Each year, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) receives many inquiries about the legal status of faculty handbooks. To respond to some common inquiries, the Association's legal office prepared this overview of faculty handbook decisions. It is arranged by state and includes decisions of which the Association is aware and that…

Today's school administrators face an increasing array of duties. Potentially one of the most serious responsibilities is student health services. It is estimated that 20% to 30% of all school-aged children in the U.S. have a health condition that may require monitoring. A survey of 60 new teachers in a medium-sized school district in California…

Contents of this faculty handbook are academic and non-academic campus regulations, statements regarding the Privacy Act of 1974, an organizational chart, Marlboro College Community Constitution and By-Laws, Articles of Association of the Corporation of Marlboro College, and Alumni Association By-Laws. (JT)

Included in this faculty and administration handbook are descriptions of the responsibilities of university administrators, deans, and faculty (and a 1974 organizational chart), provisions of faculty recruitment, selection, and appointment including teaching load and salary scale, By-Laws of the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred…

A description of the organization, operation, and methods of procedure of Winthrop College is found in the 1975 faculty handbook. Topics covered are: (1) organization and administration; (2) faculty responsibilities and relationships; (3) supportive services for instruction and research; (4) personnel policies; and (5) institutional services for…

The 1975 college bulletin describes the administration, college history, registration and general regulations, and general information regarding funds, library facilities, scholarships, and prizes. Details are given on tuition and fees, transfer students, degree requirements, rosters, grading, foreign students, junior year in Israel, and other…

Sections in this faculty handbook are Governance of the University (with a campus organizational chart), Policies and Procedures Affecting the Faculty (including appointment, promotion and tenure information for chairmen, deans, and faculty), Student Life (governance, services, etc.), and The Community (description of Blacksburg, Va.). (JT)

The 1974 Columbus College Faculty Handbook begins with an organizational chart and a listing of the duties of faculty committee membership. Sections cover: (1) major responsibilities of academic and administrative officers; (2) faculty affairs, including tenure and advisement of students; (3) business affairs; and (4) student affairs. Appendices…

Detailed information on internal governance procedures are included in this faculty-staff handbook: membership and responsibilities of the four faculty councils (College Affairs, Faculty Affairs, Graduate Affairs, and Student Affairs) and of the various special committees. (JT)

Armstrong State College is a unit of the University System of Georgia. The college's 1975 faculty handbook includes discussion of administrative personnel, departments, committees, faculty, faculty organizations, academic freedom, promotion, teaching load, faculty evaluation criteria and procedures, teacher responsibilities, and ancillary…

This faculty handbook was prepared in May 1972 as a guide to the organization of the faculty and administration of Clark University, and to the rules and regulations of direct concern to members of the faculty. A discussion of organization and administration covers the board of trustees, the president, teaching staff, and committees on personnel.…

This 1975 handbook is arranged in seven separate sections dealing with: organization and administration; Financial Secretary's Office; Division of Student Affairs; academic organization; executive affairs and development; intercollegiate athletics; and university-community relations. Specific policies related to faculty members include such areas…

This edition of the handbook of the University of Kansas is conceived and published more as a policy manual than as an informational text. Included are policies, regulations, and other data of interest to staff members. Details are provided on: university organization; university government; faculty appointment policies and procedures; appointment…

This faculty handbook and administration manual contains duties and responsibilities of both faculty and administration including information on academic programs, standards and policies, and information on student financial aid and services. (JT)

The 1975-76 Boise State University faculty handbook is a guide and a reference manual to faculty members regarding both State Board policies and institutional procedures. The faculty handbook contains State Board policies related to faculty employment, promotion, and retention, plus Boise State policies and procedures related to the same topics.…