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Conference paper. ?Our study examines the strategies & practices that assist junior faculty in the promotion & tenure process. Specifically, we address faculty members' views regarding what it takes to succeed in academia, & whether these views vary by rank, gender, & race. Our data come from 40 in-depth interviews with assistant, associate, & full professors all of whom work in universities in the Southeast. Our findings address the dilemmas of mentoring, how race & gender affect relations between junior & senior faculty, particularly effective strategies &/or policies for helping junior faculty succeed, & the meaning of being a faculty member to junior & senior faculty. Our conclusions point to actions a university/college can take to help junior faculty 'succeed' at achieving tenure & promotion at their institutions.?--Sociological Abstracts abstract

[I]t may seem odd, even antithetical, to view administration as activism. However, upon closer examination of how effective leaders approach their work, the relationship between effective management--particularly in higher education--and acting in pursuit of a goal larger than oneself becomes clear. The author shares a personal account in choosing to be a career administrator.--from ERIC abstract

Discusses issues including qualifications, academic freedom, professional rank, research roles, duration of non-tenure appointments, and general promotion at the University of Washington.

This study investigated beliefs held by faculty and administrators that influenced the first-year implementation of post-tenure review and the factors that influenced those beliefs. The goal of this study was to identify patterns of beliefs and their influences across four campuses within one state system.--ERIC abstract

Examines issues of career movement and change between library and archival fields and from small colleges to large universities. Topics include professional education and training; initial career planning and placement; continuing education; scouting and mentoring; job market conditions; work experience and personal skills; profesional involvement; and professional association self-interest.--ERIC abstract

Explores the trend in which nursing and other health sciences are merged within a single academic unit in higher education. Discusses faculty governance, academic freedom, tenure, the purposes of academic realignment, and overall success of such changes.--ERIC abstract

Suggests that tenure, rather than discriminating against minorities and women, benefits these groups by protecting their academic freedom in the classroom and by encouraging depth in scholarship, and also by adding to a democratic balance of power between faculty and administrators. Urges a more open tenure review process to eliminate elements of racism and sexism.--ERIC abstract

Part of an issue on "finding a 'sense of place' within the higher education community."--from ERIC abstract

In the past perceived cognitive potential, more than any other factor, was viewed as a predictor for a stable life and future success. The concept of "emotional intelligence" (EI), however, provides a useful instrument to describe the intricate configuration of interrelated factors that play a role in predicting a person's success in life. Using the merger between the former Pretoria Teacher's Training College and the University of Pretoria as a backdrop, the research reported in this article attempts to establish the emotional intelligence profiles of academics in a merger setting...The results of the study provide statistical evidence of how a drastic life-changing event, such as a "merger" between two higher education institutions, may hamper the actualization of academics' intellectual potential. The research accentuates the importance...and continued assessment of the ongoing functioning and well-being of academics who have been involved in a merger and it underlines the need for tailor-made training programs that may help improve the emotional skills and functioning of such academics.--ERIC abstract

Pages 34-63 focus on faculty and the faculty by-laws. More information can be found at http://deanofthefaculty.vassar.edu/handbooks/