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3 Big Pharmacy Groups Call for New Doctoral Program to Be Adopted as Entry-Level Requirement for Profession.
Blum, Debra E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Eager to resolve a 30-year debate over the number, standards, length, and title of pharmacy degree programs, 3 of the largest pharmacy professional associations have released a joint statement calling for a new doctorate as the sole entry-level degree for pharmacists. An association of retail community pharmacies strongly opposes the move. (MSE)
Descriptors: Credentials, Doctoral Programs, Employment Qualifications, Entry Workers
AAUP Censures 4 Institutions and, in Surprise Move, Decides to Reconsider Northwestern U. Tenure Case.
Blum, Debra E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
The American Association of University Professors has voted to add four institutions to its list of 47 censured colleges and universities, remove the University of Maryland from the list when its Board of Regents adopts procedures to safeguard academic freedom and tenure, and re-examine Northwestern University's case. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Discipline Policy, Higher Education
Authors, Publishers Seek to Raise Quality and Status of the College Textbook, Long an Academic Stepchild.
Blum, Debra E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Challenged by rising production costs, competition from computer software, and demands for better teaching, publishers, authors, and higher education officials are examining ways to improve textbooks. Publishers don't want to invest as much, students don't want to pay so much, and many faculty want to get back to good teaching. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Trends, Faculty Publishing
Significant Improvement in Faculty Job Market Has Yet to Materialize in Many Disciplines.
Blum, Debra E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
Despite expectations of a mass retirement of faculty and the movement of scholars into business, the academic job market has changed little from previous years. The potential for a decline in student enrollment or an increased reliance on part-time faculty could continue to put pressure on the job market. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Competition, Employment Opportunities, Faculty Mobility
AAUP Members to Vote on Censuring 5 Administrations Accused of Violating Professors' Academic Freedom.
Blum, Debra E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
The American Association of University Professors may sanction five institutions for policies and practices concerning faculty criticism of church doctrine (Catholic University) or the administration (Alvernia College), tenure denial (State University of New York, Stonybrook, and New York University School of Medicine), and sex discrimination…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education
Pay Equity for Coaches.
Blum, Debra E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
Some colleges are giving substantial raises to women's athletic team coaches, sometimes reducing mens' team coaches' salaries to provide equity. Court litigation, activism by several national coaches' organizations, and debate over federal laws keep the issue in high profile. (MSE)
Descriptors: Activism, Athletic Coaches, College Athletics, Court Litigation
Athletes' Graduation Rates.
Blum, Debra E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
A National Collegiate Athletic Association report on athletes' graduation rates provides data that can support either side of the debate over academic standards. Rising academic requirements for incoming athletes may cause higher graduation rates, but may also force blacks out of sports in disproportionate numbers. Graduation data for 1987-88 and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Athletes