This volume offers 15 papers on the "graying" of the college and university work force in the context of national demographic trends. The papers are arranged in groups which address: growing older, the graying of America, adapting to changing times, retirement and retirement planning, and the corporate example. The following papers are presented: (1) "Myths and Realities of Aging" (John A. Toner, Demaris Matteo); (2) "The Psycho-Social Adjustment to Aging of Older Americans" (Herbert H. Krauss, Nancy B. Julius); (3) "The Aging of Faculty in American Colleges and Universities: Demographic Trends and Implications" (Ira E. Robinson, Everett S. Lee); (4) "Productive Aging" (Douglas McConatha, Elizabeth L Hesse); (5) "Will We Achieve the Aims of Affirmative Action?" (Kathryn M. Moore, Martha L Hesse); (6) "Legal Aspects of the Aging Work Force" (Nicholas DiGiovanni); (7) "Enhancing Work Situations and Choices for Aging and Late-Career Workers" (David W. Leslie); (8) "Future Challenges for the Human Resources Executive" (Gary J. Posner); (9) "A History of Retirement" (W. Andrew Achenbaum); (10) "Mandatory Retirement" (Allen D. Calvin); (11) "Retirement in Academia: Individual and Institutional Perspectives" (Jay L. Chronister); (12) "The Faculty Perspective" (David R. Allen); (13) "Maintaining Well-Being after Retirement" (Jasmin T. McConatha); (14) "Financial Planning for Retirement" (Daniel Baumol and Ida M. Leung); and (15) "Corporate Programs to Manage the Effectiveness of the Aging Work Force" (C. William Bechman). (Contains over 400 references.) (JB)