Faculty morale doesn't coincide with actual or perceived status. Expected to teach well, publish often, and keep the institution running besides, conscientious faculty members in a competitive university may be low in energy, as well as morale. (MLW)

A roundtable discussion of faculty commitment and revitalization was conducted by Russell Edgerton, president of the American Association for Higher Education, with Clara Lovett and R. Eugene Rice. (MLW)

Tested academic achievement can no longer be the sole means of advancement or privilege. (IR)

Results of a survey of almost 20,000 college faculty in 14 countries (Australia, Brazil, Chile, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, United States) are summarized. The survey investigated faculty demography, attitudes toward teaching and learning, academic governance, national and international…

Financial and morale problems at the Rhode Island School of Design under the presidency of Lee Hall are discussed. Considered are professional obligations and consulting, endowment fund administration, museum management, and political influences. (LBH)

A new Carnegie Foundation survey of faculty is discussed. Faculty attitudes toward their profession and their department morale, teaching, and their current position are reported, and general faculty characteristics are identified. (MLW)

Recent changes in the quality of faculty life were traced, and the consequences of these changes for the future of higher education are assessed. Shifts in the faculty's demographic characteristics, compensation, work environment, status, and morale, and in the quality of new faculty are discussed. (MLW)

The relationship between faculty morale/satisfaction and various dimensions of the organizational culture of liberal arts colleges was examined, with focus on ten colleges. The power of organizational culture is made evident and reinforced through symbolic events and structures. (MLW)