In order to achieve institutional goals for faculty growth without ruining budgets, the author defines several tenure ratios. By choosing the right ratio for a given concern, institutions can establish a system that reflectstheir philosophies. (Editor/PG)

Presents data from a study of member institutions of the Association of American Universities to determine the extent to which early retirement is being used in the nation's higher education institutions. (Editor/PG)

Probes tenure, tenure guarantees, union protests, affirmative action, early retirement, ideal steady-state faculty mix, and their implications for higher education. (PG)

Two proposals before Congress threaten to offset the delicate balance in pension plan design. The significance of the normal retirement feature in plan design, some possible program design changes, and how the pension arrangements of higher education institutions would be affected are discussed. (MLW)

Tenure, with its blanket protection, is the price paid for the benefits of encouraging faculty to stray from the comfortable path of orthodoxy and to challenge the rationalizations used to maintain it. The psychological trauma of abolishing tenure would be enormous and disruptive. (MSE)

The role and tasks of college committees charged with planning for the end of mandatory faculty retirement in 1994 are discussed, and a variety of faculty development, tenure, and salary policy options to consider are outlined. (MSE)

The challenge to the higher education institution of hiring faculty with working spouses is discussed, looking at societal attitudes, development of strategies to assist dual-career couples, the needs of the joint academic couple, and allocation of resources to address the issues. (MSE)

Three techniques are outlined for use by higher education institutions to achieve salary equity: salary prediction (using various statistical procedures), counterparting (comparing salaries of persons of similar rank), and grievance procedures. (JT)

County of Washington v. Gunther is discussed--a case that dramatically widened the set of circumstances that may be used to provide legal standing for a suit alleging sex discrimination in faculty and staff salaries. The theory of "comparable worth" was supported by the Supreme Court. (MLW)

A new bill, H. R. 1984, a comprehensive legislative approach to privacy issues, would regulate the uses and sources, retention, storage, and handling of personal information in private industry--including colleges and universities. The author explores the issues applicable to higher education and makes proposals that reflect its concerns.…

The author suggests guidelines for representatives of federal agencies, colleges, universities, and advocacy groups now in conflict over campus personnel policies emphasizing the need to keep educational effectiveness as an important criterion even when other criteria important to them are in the equation. (Editor/JT)

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)

Analyzes the implications of recent court decisions concerning faculty/institution relations on retrenchment, layoff and termination. (Editor/PG)

A study to systematically analyze the policies of 100 major colleges and universities to determine whether they reflect a similar concern about faculty involvement in consultancies, and if so, how faculty are typically monitored in their consulting arrangements, is reported. Institutional policy summaries and standards for government-sponsored…