The federal government should act quickly to formulate a rational policy that will encourage the use of part-time faculty members as a means for promoting affirmative action in colleges and universities. (Author/IRT)

The most important considerations in determining part-time faculty bargaining unit composition seem to be the way part-timers are paid, the benefits they receive, the amount of their participation in university governance, and the degree to which their working conditions are similar to those of full-time faculty. (Author/IRT)

Part-time and substitute teachers do have rights, but courts often will not let such rights interfere with effective board action in solving school problems. As always, courts try to strike a balance between competing interests. (Author/IRT)

In 1977, the Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations confronted the question of defining what constitutes part-time status for college teachers. A brief on a case concerning a lecturer at the University of Connecticut reveals the difficulty in measuring faculty workload. (MLW)

Major statutes, court decisions, and labor board rulings applicable to part-time college faculty are reported; and the legal status, compensation, and collective bargaining rights of such faculty are discussed. Guidelines to help physical education administrators deal with these issues are included. (Authors/PP)

Examines the relation of the part-time classification of teachers in California to the statutory tenure system as it has been construed by the state courts in a series of cases. Available from Wm. W. Gaunt & Sons, Inc., 3011 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach, FL 35510. (Author/MLF)

It is proposed that California replace its present complex and self-contradictory statutes governing the rights of temporary community college teachers with a due process standard that would provide greater flexibility in teacher utilization. A proposal for implementation legislation is outlined. (MSE)

A California court ruling that part-time community college faculty are temporary and therefore have limited access to the state community college tenure system is discussed and criticized. (Journal availability: Wm. W. Gaunt & Sons, 3011 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 35510, $6.50.) (MSE)

The functions assigned to the academic senates of California's community colleges are set forth in this paper. First, the legal and historical bases for the senates are detailed, beginning with 1963 legislation providing for the establishment of a senate at each college, tracing the origin and growth of the statewide Academic Senate for California…

This special report discusses some of the difficult problems that have faced and that continue to confront the National Labor Relations Board in determining the proper scope and composition of collegiate bargaining units, including the treatment of department chairpersons, principal investigators, part-time faculty, visiting lecturers, and…

This document outlines the proposals in Chapter 738 of Assembly Bill 420, including: (1) the California Postsecondary Education Commission should conduct a comprehensive study of the part-time faculty, employment, salary, and compensation patterns of the California Community Colleges; (2) the schedule of salaries should be paid based on a uniform…

In 1963 the California State Legislature adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 48 which provided for the establishment of an academic senate or council at each junior college; its faculty-appointed members would represent the faculty in the formation of policy on academic and professional matters. As a formal channel whereby all local senates…

A survey of almost 6,500 community college faculty, trustees, students, presidents, and administrators was conducted to study the question of faculty relations in the Washington State community college system, with special emphasis on collective bargaining. Respondents (38 percent of the questionnaire distribution) favored including part-time…

This testimony presents an overview of the budgetary needs of the California Community College system for the fiscal year 2001-2002. Thomas J. Nussbaum, Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, makes a case for a requested budget increase of between $750 million and $800 million per year. The request is based in large part on the funding…

This written testimony, presented to the California State Assembly on February 28, 2001, by Thomas J. Nussbaum, Chancellor of the California Community Colleges (CCC), presents statistics for the financial state of the California Community College System, in comparison to both other states and to the California K-12, California State University…