Implications of the 1986 ADEA Amendments for Tenure and Retirement.

Ruebhausen, Oscar M.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Implications of the 1986 ADEA Amendments for Tenure and Retirement.

Ruebhausen, Oscar M.

New Directions for Higher Education, n65 p85-95 Spr 1989

Tenure arrangements are long-term contracts. If their duration is clear, they will protect academic freedom, provide institutions with the flexibility needed to meet changing circumstances, and comply with age-discrimination laws. Policy for the termination of tenure must be redesigned to satisfy competing needs and goals. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Age Discrimination, Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Compliance (Legal), Contracts, Employment Patterns, Faculty College Relationship, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Mandatory Retirement, Teacher Retirement, Tenure

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