In this article, the authors explore the multiple roles that contingent faculty play in an evolving system of higher education. They consider the professional work of faculty in contingent positions at Colorado State University through the lens of activity theory, analyzing workplace discourse logs in an effort to understand the roles of…

This report describes agencies (established by government) and organizations (established by others) that dealt exclusively with postsecondary education in British Columbia, Canada and which had at least one professional employee and/or were separate legal entities. Of the fifty groups described since 1960, about two dozen existed in 2012. The…

In this article, the author discusses the issues surrounding contingent faculty. Contingent faculty members are central to academe's future because prevailing logics of the market can confuse accountability with accession to any and all "customer" demands; faculty organizations can instead take the opportunity to hold academic managers and…

Many observers of higher education have sharply criticized the application of corporate models of management to higher education. The best way to reverse the trend toward corporate-style management is to make issues concerning contingent faculty the center of the struggle. The California Faculty Association, an affiliate of the AAUP, has done just…

Offers a history of the American Association of University Professors' censure list and a reminder of the struggles over academic freedom that shaped the association and its role in the profession. (EV)

The introduction reads: "We are dissatisfied with the style or manner of administration at Stanford. Hitherto the faculty and students have had insufficient information to discuss University policies effectively. Information that has been provided has come too little and too late. Our goal is for greater participation in setting University…

The number of staff members serving American higher education institutions has more than doubled in the past twenty years, as occupations in technology, development, government relations, and even athletic administration have grown as never before in the history of the academy. As the number, variety, and importance of these positions have grown,…

This report is a case study of the Academic Senate at The Pennsylvania State University, and is based on the Senate's organization and functioning from 1966 through 1970. In late 1970, the Academic Senate ceased to exist and the new University Faculty Senate was created. Section I of the report discusses authority relations in higher education.…

Reports on the current state of the Society for College Science Teachers, an organization that supports-through an interdisciplinary context-the pedagogical side of the profession for college-level science teachers as opposed to the research aspect. Describes Society membership benefits and reviews program topics, awards to encourage teaching…

Collective bargaining, a relatively recent development in higher education, has aroused considerable interest among the members of the academic community. Recent developments in higher education have encouraged their interest: a depressed job market; serious institutional financial difficulties; state centralization and loss of campus autonomy;…

Provides guidelines to college administrators for collective negotiation with faculty associations. (JF)

The organization, history, and goals of the Association of Optometric Educators are highlighted. (JMF)

Quotes from founding members of the American Association of University Professors concerning the formation of an association of university professors are presented. (MLW)

This is one of a group of studies on faculty organization and faculty government. Fresno State College was studied for (1) the nature and effectiveness of the procedures that had been devised for faculty-administrative consultation, (2) the process of faculty and administrative participation in governance through the Academic Senate and selected…