Report of the subcommittee of the American Association of University Professors on the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and the College Retirement Equities Fund. (PG)

In the Manhart case, female employees received the same retirement payments from the pension fund as males of the same seniority, age, and salary, but the women were required to contribute slightly more each month. The Supreme Court's ruling that this violated Title VII is applied to the similar situation with the TIAA-CREF pension. (LBH)

In supporting the principle of equal monthly retirement benefits for women and men faculty, the author examines legal and other questions involved in determining whether separate mortality tables are equitable and whether equal contributions or equal monthly benefits is the proper measure of equality. (JT)

Provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act are reviewed along with AAUP retirement policy. Attention is focused on the impact on new faculty hiring and compensation costs and institutional strategies. The total effect on academic tenure is assessed. (LBH)