Some 175 Black professors have established the National Congress of Black Faculty to deal with issues such as the recruitment and retention of Black faculty and the problems Black faculty members encounter in trying to undertake or publish research. (MLW)

Reviews factors influencing rise of faculty unions on college campuses, including low pay, faculty frustration toward increasingly centralized management in state systems, trustees insensitive to educational ideals, women's and minority rights, and the rising egalitarianism in society at large. (SK)

Reviews the report "Do Charter Schools Measure Up? The Charter School Experiment After 10 Years" created by the American Federation of Teachers. Argues that rather than being serious research, the report is an indictment against charter schools for the purpose of retaining the union's power in public schools. (WFA)

In 1949-50, Canadian professors founded the Canadian Association of University Teachers. Canadian universities are still in crisis today, though faculty associations are active nationally, provincially, and locally. Despite warnings about the effects of unionization, unionized universities today do not offer less scope for faculty participation in…

Administrators at several public institutions have filed complaints with state labor relations boards, claiming that their faculty have managerial status and should be barred from collective bargaining, as in a 1980 Supreme Court case concerning the private Yeshiva University. (MSE)

Describes the role of students in faculty collective bargaining. Discusses models for student participation. Proposes the role of active observer has been most beneficial at the University of Cincinnati, resulting in open communication channels and full discussion of issues. Suggests students' presence reminds negotiators of the college's…