Some complaints by faculty members that they have been aggrieved by their institutions are inevitable. Well-planned procedures to resolve these grievances, adopted in advance, can allow institutional committees great discretion in quiet conflict resolution. (Editor/PG)

Recent books, articles, and bibliographies on faculty collective bargaining, and sources of additional assistance. (Editor)

A new phase of the faculty bargaining movement has begun, with increased administrative sophistication and student involvement; but only enlightened policymakers can keep universities from following the traditional industrial model. (Editor)

If graduate schools taught potential faculty members the facts of professional life beyond classroom teaching and research --such as the standards and principles of the academic profession--many grievances would be prevented from arising. (Editor/PG)

Appeal procedures at the University of Michigan that can protect student interests and assure due process are illustrated. The primary purpose of enacting student appeals procedures it to provide students with adequate, legally based channels for airing perceived injustices or inequities. (MLW)

Increased self-regulation is seen as the most promising means to bridge the present gap between government requirements and campus compliance. Academic institutions need to develop new self-directed methods for resolving conflict. Building a mediation component into grievance procedures is one solution. (MLW)

A report by the National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs on sexual harassment of women students is summarized. The report is in two parts--a general analysis of the problem and its ramifications including definitions, and a legal theory of sexual harassment as prohibited discrimination. (Author/MLW)