Examines the process of selecting a new college president from the perspective of the chairman of the search committee. (IRT)

The employment practices of most employers still result in the underutilization of female and minority workers. One of the major reasons is the lack of enforcement of affirmative action regulations. Some of the problems of enforcement have been tackled in new and innovative ways by the Legal Aid Society of Alameda County. (Author/MC)

The article delineates guidelines for use by a small sheltered workshop in obtaining contract employment for its handicapped clients. (CL)

Gives highlights of statutes and court and administrative decisions which tell company chief executives what their organizations can and cannot do in the entire gamut between employee recruitment and retirement. Topics cover equal job rights, wages and hours, unions, veterans' rights, retirement, wage garnishment, and employee safety. (WL)

A procedure for preliminary screening of teaching position applicants is presented. (DS)

Points out recent developments surrounding employment inquiries and requirements and suggests guidelines for keeping job interview questions within the law. Available from: Association Management, American Society of Association Executives, 1101 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. (MH)

Patterns of racial and sexual exclusion can be broken only by sweeping legal measures and institutionally determined modification of employment practices. University decision-makers must focus on the problems of institutionalizing affirmative action programs. (Author/JP)

A general survey of the state of the law at all points where maternity produces a claim of sex discrimination in employment and discussion of whether, under Geduldig v. Aiello, all private fringe benefit systems must equate normal pregnancy with temporary sickness and disability. (JT)

Reviews efforts by individual governments in the European Economic Community to improve the rights of women in the workplace. Focuses on the objectives of these efforts, and concludes by evaluating strengths and weaknesses of these programs. (BSR)

Presents information gathered from organizations with 50 or more employees concerning how the training budget will be spent in 1987 and compares that with information from previous years. Topics include (1) occupations receiving training, (2) use of computers, (3) sources of training, and (4) instructional methods. (CH)

Provides an overview of three significant Supreme Court decisions involving challenges to affirmative action plans. Considers their implications for affirmative actions in public employment. (LHW)

A checklist of employment conditions that will help guide a board during its contract deliberations with an incoming president is presented. Conditions of employment, conditions of appointment, compensation, insurance, housing, travel, leave, leaving the presidency, and other conditions are covered. (MLW)

The author uses the variable of English-language proficiency to explain the differences in earnings among foreign-born men based on the 1976 Survey of Income and Education data. English-language proficiency is found to have significant positive influence on earnings for all ethnic groups, but especially for Hispanic and Asian men. (Author/CH)

Questions whether racism by individuals plays as large a part in job discrimination as Pettigrew and Martin suggest. Disagrees with Braddock and McPartland's recommendation that new federal regulations are needed to force employers to improve their employment practices. (PS)

Twenty-one endowed chairs of nursing are listed, including information about the schools where they are placed, year of initial endowment, funding level, specific content area or focus, and the name of the chair. (MSE)