The trend of unionization and collective bargaining on college and university campuses is viewed. (HS)

Recent and current developments in faculty unionization and campus governance are reviewed and the author predicts that unionization will continue to increase significantly with the probable emergence of state and national unions and profound effects on governance, the faculty being the gainers in the shift of power. (JT)

Traces resistance to affirmative action in universities, noting that the federal agencies have backed off from their tough stance, and concluding that, "With the exception of an increase in lower-level employment and the very few successfully negotiated class action suits, the status of women in the university has changed little." (JT)

The Supreme Court ruling on the Yeshiva case, which ruled that Yeshiva faculty are managerial employees and therefore not protected in their organizing efforts by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), is discussed. Consequences of the ruling are to discourage faculty from establishing unions and to foster numerous court challenges. (MLW)