Faculty Retirement in the Arts and Sciences

by Sharon P. Smith and Albert Rees

Book Overview

In 1986 the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was amended to abolish mandatory retirement for tenured faculty members in colleges and universities effective January 1, 1994. Will this "uncapping" of the retirement age adversely affect the vitality of academic departments or the prospects of advancement for younger scholars? In a definitive study of faculty retirement in the arts and sciences, Albert Rees and Sharon Smith seek to answer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691602581
• ISBN13: 9780691602585
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"