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Rights Amid Retrenchment.
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Cunningham, John; Zirkel, Perry A. – Educational Record, 1984
The legal situation of a college being sued by a group of students following elimination of a graduate program is outlined and analyzed in terms of other related court litigation, the possible directions of the case, and the college's possible legal defenses. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Contracts, Court Litigation
Program Elimination, Financial Emergency, and Student Rights.
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Olswang, Steven Glenn; And Others – Journal of College and University Law, 1982
The rights of students to complete programs into which they have matriculated and the obligations of colleges and universities to maintain these programs for sufficient periods of time to fulfill any existing contracts with students are discussed. Contract principles are applied in protecting a student's right to complete degree programs. (MLW)
Descriptors: Contracts, Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Financial Problems
An Economic Recession: State Budget Cuts and Their Effect on Colleges and Universities.
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Brown, Valerie L. – 1992
This articles examines litigation which has been generated as a result of fiscal cut-backs at institutions of higher education and looks at the rights and obligations of college and university administrators and students as well as possible future trends. A first section details the effects of budget reductions at California state institutions…
Descriptors: College Students, Contracts, Court Litigation, Financial Exigency
Flexibility in Academic Staffing: Effective Policies and Practices. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 1, 1985.
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Mortimer, Kenneth P.; And Others – 1985
Academic staffing practices used at four-year colleges and universities are identified, and recommendations are offered for achieving staffing flexibility in the face of conditions such as scarce resources. In addition to considering faculty flow models (e.g., Markov models and simulators) as a management/planning tool to evaluate personnel and…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Contracts, Early Retirement
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989.
Connecticut Univ., Storrs. Board of Trustees. – 1986
The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter of The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1986-June 30, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement are: recognition, exclusions, academic freedom, governance,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986.
Connecticut Univ., Storrs. Board of Trustees. – 1984
The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees and the University of Connecticut Chapter (1,410 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period July 1, 1984-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, exclusions, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining
Agreement between University of Cincinnati and AAUP, University of Cincinnati Chapter, September 1, 1984 to August 31, 1986.
American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC. – 1984
The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati chapter (1,750 members) of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period September 1, 1984 to August 31, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: recognition and description of the bargaining…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining