Surveys the legal principles reflected in the National Labor Relations Act applicable to private institutions and sets forth specific instances in which general public employment legislation may be tailored so as to suit the interests of higher education institutions. (Author/PG)

The clause in the American Association of University Professors' 1940 statement on academic freedom and tenure requiring that limitations on faculty academic freedom for religious or other aims of the institution be specified in writing upon appointment is discussed in a Committee A subcommittee statement and in two other commentaries. (MSE)

In this reply to Furniss' statement (see HE 509 669) on AAUP policy, members of AAUP's Committe A on Academic Freedom and Tenure offer personal comments on: the formation of AAUP policy; AAUP standard-setting and collective bargaining; adopting or disclaiming AAUP policies; and AAUP standards in the courts. (LBH)

Proposed alternatives to the current tenure system are administratively, legally, and ethically unsatisfactory. If uncapping the retirement of faculty presents significant problems, which is not yet clear, the academic community would be better advised to explore voluntary early retirement programs and policies. (Author/MSE)

In response to a previous essay about problems with the tenure system, argues that while for many colleges and universities the tenure system is dysfunctional, arguments made against it based on educational history are mistaken, and the economic arguments are unsubstantiated. Also proposes that the arguments made against tenure exploit divisions…

Suggests that although the assault on tenure championed by the American Association for Higher Education's New Pathways Project has failed, there are more serious threats to tenure in the development of systems of "post-tenure review," and in the increased the use of "contingent," or part-time and non-tenure-track full-time,…