Early-Retirement Offers to Faculty Members Are Common, a Study Finds

By PIPER FOGG

Nearly half of all colleges have offered financial incentives to encourage faculty members to retire early at some point since 1994, according to a new report by the American Association of University Professors.

The "Survey of Changes in Faculty Retirement Policies," conducted in 2000 by the A.A.U.P.'s Committee on Retirement, covered...