Members of the AAUP's staff, acting on behalf of Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, communicate during the course of each year with administrations under censure. A summary of developments at institutions on the list of Censured Administrations is presented. (Author/MLW)

The AAUP suggests that inflation, threats of retrenchment, and the prospect of collective bargaining legislation in several states have stimulated a new surge of interest in collective bargaining by college and university faculties. Over the next two years the number of faculty members covered by collective bargaining will increase steadily. (MLW)

The AAUP's response to both the challenge of economic and social reality and the pattern of political expediency is discussed. The need for AAUP to continue to analyze important issues, collect data, and take a position is emphasized. (MLW)

AAUP's position is that the purpose of an institution's retirement plan for faculty members and administrators and its plan for their insurance benefits should be to help educators and their families withstand the financial effects of illness, old age, and death and to increase the educational effectiveness of the college and university. (MLW)

This year AAUP's Committee W continued to move forward with efforts to influence legislation and administrative regulations, particularly in such areas as pension benefits, affirmative action, and Title IX. It is the committee's judgment that the general economic crunch in higher education has affected women disproportionately. (MLW)