Based on observations and research on contingency planning, as well as interviews with ten college and university presidents, the author develops several steps to illustrate the retrenchment pattern now being followed or anticipated by a variety of institutions. (Author/LBH)

A scenario based on actual events describes a situation in which money problems force a university to terminate three tenured professors who immediately file suit. Fiscal exigency is defined as a crisis that threatens the survival of the institution as a whole. (MLW)

Financial exigencies need not traumatize colleges and universities if administrators reassess missions and programs and evaluate all alternatives before beginning long-range planning. Higher education will have to adapt to a changing population, society, and needed skills. (MLW)

A financial analysis of intercollegiate athletics indicates that the programs are excessively deficit-producing and that the financial crisis would exist even if women's athletics were not a factor. Sources of revenues and expenditures are examined and cost control alternatives are suggested. (JMD)

Internal and external changes that are likely to occur in higher education in the future are explored, including changes in financing, enrollment, faculties, governance, public scrutiny, and curriculum. Actions and attitudes that will strengthen higher education are pointed out. (Author/LBH)

The legal situation of a college being sued by a group of students following elimination of a graduate program is outlined and analyzed in terms of other related court litigation, the possible directions of the case, and the college's possible legal defenses. (MSE)

Well-defined and clearly documented guidelines and areas of responsibility and strict adherence to procedures will eliminate considerable debate and disruptions during retrenchment. These concepts apply equally to faculty, staff, program, student, and other issues. University of Pittsburgh retrenchment guidelines on faculty treatment provide…

A checklist for closing is presented in the hope that institutions can anticipate their problems while they can still be solved. Considered are: establishing a base of reliable information; public announcements and public relations; and disposition of records, property, and current endowment. (Editor/LBH)

In the view of the ACE Commission on Academic Affairs, the recently adopted revision of Regulation 4 ("Termination of Appointments") of the AAUP do not provide reliable guidance regarding (1) the definition of financial exigency, (2) rule-setting for institutional behavior, and (3) other provisions included in the regulation that could…

In a period of declining financial support for graduate study, the Danforth Foundation's Graduate Fellowship Program and the Kent Fellowships have continued to provide financial aid to prospective college teachers. The fellowship experience is analyzed from the standpoints of both the recipients and those involved in the selection process.…

The 1990s will not be easy for public college faculty, administrators, and governing boards, who will be expected to do more with less money and fewer resources, but bear criticism for cutting back. Simultaneously, society will make greater demands for preparation of the next generation of professionals. The educational establishment must…

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

Since the financing of college costs is the single most important issue for U.S. families, public colleges and universities need to implement such changes as Michigan State University's "tuition guarantee" policy (which ensures tuition increases will not exceed inflation during a student's four-year college career) and to make tough…

Ten recommendations for development of institutional policy for termination in cases of financial exigency are outlined. Two recommendations are procedural; others pertain to the specific content of the policy, including definition of terms, making distinctions between program redirection and financial exigency, criteria and procedures for…

Higher education faces some difficult problems, caused by limited resources and declining enrollments, including planning for retrenchment, the competition between the private and public sectors, the protection of higher education's autonomy, and academia's role in school reform. But the end of growth can also mean a new opportunity for academic…