The academic qualifications, experience, and productivity of nontenure-track and tenured/tenure-track full-time and part-time faculty at a state university are compared, based on the results of a 1985 study. Recommendations concerning working conditions and policy for nontenure-track faculty are also offered. Findings include: almost 87% of tenured/tenure-track faculty had earned doctorates, compared to about 32% of nontenure-track faculty; the average years of academic experience accrued by tenured/tenure-track faculty was 15.4 years, compared to 11.1 years for the nontenured-track faculty; the nontenured/tenure-track faculty clustered in the lower ranks of instructor and assistant professor, while tenured/tenure-track faculty clustered in the upper ranks of associate and full professor; the majority of nontenured-track faculty carried out extra classroom activities, such as preparing instructional materials; and the number of submitted and funded proposals written by the tenured and nontenured faculty groups did not significantly differ. Recommendations include: the university should provide a supportive academic environment and equitable salaries for nontenure-track faculty. (SW)