Policies on faculty appointment
Subtitle: standard practices and unusual arrangements
By: Cathy A. Trower, editor.
Contributors: Trower, Cathy A.
Publisher: Anker Pub.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Bolton, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: College teachers -- Selection and appointment -- United States.; College teachers -- Employment -- United States.; Universities and colleges -- Faculty -- Employment -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-305) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Freedom in the academy : academic freedom explored -- Cheryl Sternman Rule -- 2.; title: On probation : the pre-tenure period -- Jared L. Bleak -- 3.; title: Tie that binds : meaning, purpose, and locus of tenure -- Cathy A. Trower -- 4.; title: Academic ranks and titles of full-time nontenure-track faculty -- Frances L. Shavers -- 5.; title: Climbing the academic ladder : promotion in rank -- KerryAnn O'Meara -- 6.; title: After the big decision : post-tenure review analyzed -- Cheryl Sternman Rule -- 7.; title: Consequence of misbehavior : a closer look at dismissal for cause and lesser sanctions -- Cheryl Sternman Rule -- 8.; title: Extraordinary circumstances : dismissal of tenured faculty for financial exigency and program discontinuance -- Lara K. Couturier -- 9.; title: Standard deviations : faculty appointment policies at institutions without tenure -- William T. Mallon.