A report of Committee A of the American Association of University Professors is presented with four recommendations for imposition of censure. Three accounts to illustrate the mediative work of the AAUP are described. Recommendations deferred and removal of censure are reported. (MLW)

An exchange of letters between the president of Temple University and the chairman of the AAUP committee on academic freedom and tenure is presented concerning the appropriateness of the association's censure of Temple on actions permitted under collective bargaining agreements. (MSE)

Accounts that illustrate the work of the American Association of University Professors in helping to bring cases to an appropriate resolution are presented. The volume of cases and complaints are published. Four statements of removal of censure are provided. (MLW)

Annual statistics reveal that calls upon the American Association of University Professors for mediative assistance increased sharply for the year ending May 1986. Judicial business, censure, and legislative business are discussed. (MLW)

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)

Complaints and cases handled by the American Association of University Professors from June 1, 1986-May 31, 1987 are described. Judicial business including case held over from the previous year, imposition of censure, deferred recommendations, and removal of censure are discussed. Open-meeting laws are reviewed. (MLW)

The American Association of University Professors' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure reports on AAUP's priorities, imposition of censure, removal of censure, reports and authorization of subcommittees, institutional mergers and acquisitions, and judicially compelled disclosure. (MLW)

The establishment of a regulation commission is proposed that would bolster the national character of the academic profession, assure administrators that valid administrative concerns can be accommodated, and allay faculty anxiety. (MLW)

Judicial aspects of collective bargaining in private colleges are examined, with reference to recent court litigation on institutional responsibility, content of bargaining litigation, and unilateral policy changes. Contract theory and AAUP policy statements and ideas on reconciling academic and judicial usage are discussed. (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)

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…