After a review of court cases and the AAUP statement of financial exigency, it is concluded that the policies and procedures for layoff of tenured faculty should be formulated to assure that at least minimal due process protection for the faculty is provided while permitting the institution flexibility for the decision-making process. (LBH)

The rapid hiring and firing of college athletic coaches, the litigation brought in breach of employment contracts, and the special problems presented by coaching contracts have raised hard legal questions about proper methods of contract enforcement and recovery of damages. (MSE)

A summary of case law, primarily in the college and university setting, under the various theories of liability currently being used to challenge the traditional doctrine of employment-at-will, looks at recent court decisions in wrongful discharge actions and the contract and tort theories evolving from them. (MSE)

The power of the university to breach faculty contracts in order to meet its temporary cash-flow problems and the rights of faculty when this breach occurs are discussed. To avoid litigation, a university must have established internal guidelines which can be incorporated into an employment contract. (MLW)

Court litigation in which the claim (to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) that a faculty collective bargaining agreement violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is examined. Focus is on arbitration of wrongful termination cases. Conflicting judicial rationales applied in two cases are discussed, and a practical solution is…