Statements on faculty evaluation contained in higher education collective bargaining agreements may simply be a new ritual. It is difficult to read the agreement materials without concluding that they do not preclude a wide latitude of interpretation. Statements of standards against which to make uniform or equitable judgments do not exist. In…

The recent expansion of collective bargaining among faculty unions has led to the establishment of new organizational rules. These new rules eliminate discretion, but unlike traditional rules imposed by superiors to control subordinates, collective bargaining initiates a different format for rule-making--formal joint determination. Collective…

The effect collective bargaining has had on institutional quality as reflected by control over faculty appointments is examined. Focus is on term, temporary, and probationary appointments. The main concerns are found to be reducible to statements about the timing of notifications of reappointment, non-reappointment, or dismissal; statements about…

There is a range of topics in union agreements in which part-time faculty are addressed. Statements of recognition in agreements may do one of three things: (1) note the inclusion of part-time faculty; (2) define the term part-time; or (3) specifically exclude the union's right to represent these faculty members. The nature of the appointment and…