This report discusses whether the special circumstances of tenured faculty in higher
education justify a continued exception to the national policy prohibiting age discrimination
in employment, and examines a number of practical steps that are available or could be
made available to address the problems raised by the elimination of mandatory retirement.
Among the topics discussed are: the effects of uncapping on faculty retirement; faculty
performance and institutional quality; pensions, retirement programs and costs; and …

The proportion of older faculty is increasing nationwide. This book offers guidance not only
for dealing with the elimination of mandatory retirement in higher education but also for
current retirement-related issues facing all colleges and universities. Ending Mandatory
Retirement addresses such questions as: Do the special circumstances of higher education
warrant the continuation of mandatory retirement? How would an increase in the number of
older faculty affect individual colleges and universities and their faculty members? Where …