This is a great time for individuals aspiring to the community college presidency. According to the 2012 American College President Study by the American Council on Education, in 2006, 47 percent of community college presidents were 51 to 60 years old and only 37 percent were between the ages of 61 and 70. More than five years later, 51 percent…

This document presents the 17 articles of the collective bargaining agreement reached between the Board of Trustees of Delaware County Community College (DCCC) and the DCCC Association of Higher Education. It describes the relationship between the board and the association and outlines the rights of both organizations. Specifically discussed are:…

This publication represents a complete guide to crafting well-written, comprehensive contracts for hiring and retaining successful presidents. The author's timely and practical book covers what it is like to be a college president today; the basics of a good contract; terms of appointment; expectations, assessment, and evaluation; compensation and…

Twenty-eight articles and ten appendices contractually agreed to by Oakland Community College (Michigan) and the Oakland Community College Faculty Association constitute this collective bargaining agreement. Areas covered by the contract include: recognition, conditions of work, conditions of employment, staff reduction, evaluation, discharge and…

Traces the development of a bargaining relationship, discusses the likely outcomes of a first contract, and illustrates the appropriateness of a more mature collective bargaining relationship for meeting a likely crisis of the 1980s. (MB)

Collective bargaining is a bilateral decision-making process where representatives of the faculty and of the college must come to some mutual agreement on items that are listed in the body of the contract. Typically, the adversarial or competitive bargaining approach is used to resolve differences between the two sides, but there are some mutually…

Discusses collective bargaining within a broader political and economic context. Addresses some of the fears that faculty had about the advent of collective bargaining in higher education. Describes the experimental negotiations process used by Carl Sandburg College (Illinois). (DMM)

Reveals that management prerogatives of college administrators are being undermined for two reasons: common law rights to manage are no longer exempt from the list of issues subject to collective bargaining and administrators fail to realize that management rights clauses constitute their major protection in negotiated agreements. (TP)

Points to the difficulties that management in public education faces because of statutory protection for teachers, due process laws, judiciary rulings, collective bargaining, and the political power of faculty unions. Discusses the advantages of specific listings of management rights in negotiation agreements. Presents El Camino Community…

A discussion is provided of the Fashion Institute of Technology's (FIT's) new faculty contract and its implications for the college. First, the paper traces the history of union-management negotiations. After looking at the bitter relationship that restricted faculty growth, development, and morale in the 1970s, the paper describes the…

College boards must carefully prepare for collective bargaining if they cannot prevent state laws requiring collective bargaining from enactment. This article outlines a good collective bargaining act and describes methods for boards to avoid entering into collective bargaining and to deal with it if forced. (DC)

This newsletter contains two articles of interest to two-year college educators. The first details an examination of 83 public two-year college collective bargaining contracts and 41 public and private four-year college agreements for references to classroom visitations. Such references were found in 24 (29%) of the two-year college contracts and…

This report serves as a model of collective negotiations and the community college system. An overview of negotiations in public education is offered, as well as a discussion of the history of faculty organization and the resulting negotiations at Massasoit Community College. Two specific problems arise in negotiations: the recognition of the…

This document presents the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, consisting of the faculty of the University of Hawaii and the Hawaii Community Colleges. Twenty-one articles comprise this contract and cover the…

A new style of administration is evolving in community colleges that promises leadership under collective bargaining. As experience is gained with unions, administrators will become more skilled in leadership techniques that require mature administrative thought, psychological adjustment, administrative team-building, and political acumen. (RC)