Surveys various reactions of faculties and administrators to the collective bargaining experience of the State University of New York during the first year of a negotiated agreement between the State of New York and the Senate Professional Association, and examines attitude changes over the one-year period. (Editor/PG)

Surveys the difficulties the Senate Professional Association faced during its 3-year history and calls attention to several decisions and forces that are determining the course of collective bargaining in SUNY. (Editor)

Financial costs incurred by management at Kent State University in preparing and in negotiating its contract are discussed, including the cost of the administrative personnel responsible for negotiating and the assessment of other direct and indirect costs to management. Implementation costs are not included. (LBH)

While administrative personnel in many institutions are interested in specific bargaining techniques or validated grievance procedures, the author suggests that the vast majority need current information about personnel matters before collective bargaining becomes a reality on their campuses. (LBH)