The University of Pennsylvania Faculty : A Study in American Higher Education

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. Introduction Contents 1. American Higher Education: Problems and Policies 2. Principles of a Faculty Program 3. Reputation and Morale of the Pennsylvania Faculties 4. Recruitment 5. Rank and Tenure 6. Faculty Distribution 7. Appointments and Promotions 8. Suspensions and Dismissals 9. Salaries and Fringe Benefits 10. The Teaching Function 11. Research and Other Creative Activities 12. Retirement 13. What of the Future?