About the Authors.

PART ONE: HIGHER EDUCATION’ S CHANGING CONTEXT.

1. The Changing Context for Faculty Work and Workplaces.

2. Trends in the National Workplace.

3. Faculty Appointments and Faculty Members: Diversification, Growth, and Diversity.

4. The Academic Profession Today: Diverse Appointments to Meet Diverse Needs.

5. Attracting and Retaining Excellent Faculty.

PART TWO: THE FRAMEWORK.

6. The Framework of Essential Elements.

7. Respect: The Foundation for the Essential Elements.

8. Shared Responsibility and Joint Leadership.

PART THREE: THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS.

9. Equity in Academic Appointments.

10. Academic Freedom.

11. Ensuring Flexibility in Academic Appointments.

12. Professional Growth.

13. Collegiality.

14. Why Rethink Faculty Work and Workplaces? A Call to Action.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.