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Age 70 Retirement for Faculty: An Institutional Approach.
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Hughes, Geoffrey C. – Research in Higher Education, 1981
The 1978 Amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act establishes the mandatory retirement age at 70. The implications for higher education are discussed, a steady-state model is examined, and an alternative is offered. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Practices, Federal Legislation, Higher Education
After "Decoupling": Further Thoughts.
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Barnes, Margaret V.; Schlottman, Brent A. – Journal of College and University Law, 1982
The 1978 amendments of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act tenure exemptions are discussed. The question of whether faculty members now serving in nontenured capacities can be dismissed on the basis of age is examined. A rebuttal to an article by Stuart H. Bompey is included. (MLW)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Decoupling Tenure and Employment under 1978 Amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
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Bompey, Stuart H. – Journal of College and University Law, 1981
Existing regulations, case law, and limited legislative history indicate that an institution can continue to employ faculty without tenure after age 65. However, once tenure is removed, the faculty member is entitled to all the protection of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Employment Practices
An Analysis of the Tenure System at Norwich University and Implications for Change.
St. Thomas, Sister; Kennedy, M. Patricia – 1980
Methodology and findings are reported for a study conducted to determine the need for change in the faculty tenure system at Norwich University (NU). The report first presents background information concerning NU and reviews the literature on tenure. Study procedures are then outlined: an analysis of NU tenure regulations as revealed in committee…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Declining Enrollment
Potential Financial and Employment Impact of Age 70 Mandatory Retirement Legislation on COFHE Institutions.
Tillinghast, Nelson & Warren, Inc., Newton, MA. – 1979
The impact on the age 70 mandatory retirement law on future employment opportunities and payroll costs of faculties of member institutions of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE) was evaluated. Current and 5-year historical information on tenure-tract arts and science faculty of 27 of the COFHE institutions were analyzed. This…
Descriptors: Age, College Faculty, Economic Factors, Employment Opportunities
Retirement Plans and Related Factors Among Faculty at COFHE Institutions.
Institute for Research in Social Behavior, Berkeley, CA. – 1980
Retirement plans and concerns of tenured faculty 40 years old and older were evaluated in 1979. For the sample of 26 member institutions of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education, 1,193 faculty members returned usable questionnaires. The evaluation focused on the following: characteristics of the faculty respondents, current circumstances…
Descriptors: Age, College Faculty, Economic Factors, Educational Finance
Faculty Retirement. Proceedings from the Consortium on Financing Higher Education Retirement Conference (Providence, Rhode Island, October 31-November 1, 1980).
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Consortium on Financing Higher Education, Cambridge, MA. – 1981
Proceedings of a 1980 Brown University conference on faculty retirement are presented. Papers and authors are as follows: "A Review of Current Legal Status and National Policy Issues" (Laura C. Ford); "Mandatory Retirement Age Legislation for Tenured Faculty: The Policy Issues and Their Context" (W. Lee Hansen);…
Descriptors: Age, College Faculty, Contracts, Economic Climate