Describes an empirical method to identify work-similar occupations using selected measures from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Examines male-female earnings differences within a group of work-similar occupations and finds that discrimination against females is extensive. (Author/CH)

Develops a model of ideal minority representation to assess whether or not an employer's current personnel policies are consistent with a random hiring policy. The model is then applied to a case alleging sex discrimination in the hiring practices of a university academic department. Appended are 12 references. (MLF)

A study examined the affirmative action strategies used by organizations (educational institutions, government agencies, and private companies) to recruit, select, retain, and promote racial minorities. Compared to private companies, educational and governmental bodies tend to use a broader range of methods, and they are more willing to share…

Results of a national survey of two- and four-year colleges concerning their policies and procedures for nonfaculty personnel recruitment and advertising are reported. A list of participating institutions and the survey instrument and cover letter are included. (MSE)

The most common grounds for dismissing tenured faculty have been incompetence, immorality, neglect of duty, and insubordination. Judicial evaluations of substantive grounds for dismissing tenured postsecondary faculty for cause are discussed. (MLW)

Discusses genetic screening in the employment context, which involves identification of individuals hypersusceptible to toxins in the work environment. Examines the status of genetic screening devices against standard testing and legal criteria. (LLL)

Five organizations report promising payoffs from the scheme in which training becomes an adjunct to the selection and placement process. (WL)

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Reports on all situations during the last six months in which three or more chemists or chemical engineers were terminated. This report covers 13 such incidents by 10 employers. (MLH)

This position paper from the Conference on College Composition and Communication offers guidelines for faculty embarking on careers in the field of composition and rhetoric. The paper addresses the following: terms of employment; conditions of employment; issues of reappointment, promotion, and permanent status; and issues of professionalism and…

This report presents the position of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on academic and professional appointments at colleges and universities and the protection of professional appointees who are not faculty members. Faculty members and other professional appointees share similar and overlapping commitments and thus…

Discussed affirmative action, a new vocabulary in the lexicon of civil rights, and its five main legal sources as well as what constitutes a well-developed affirmative action plan. (Author/RK)

Discrimination exists today in both public and private employment, in all types of jobs, against every minority and both sexes, in every State. It is rampant throughout employment systems, and the personnel profession must share a lot of the blame for its perpetuation. (DM)