The collective bargaining agreement between the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education and the Massachusetts Society of Professors at the University of Lowell covering the period July 1, 1983-June 30, 1986 is presented. An affiliate of the National Education Association and the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the unit has 423 full-time faculty. Items covered in the agreement include: definitions and unit recognition; management rights and prerogatives; grievance procedure; criteria for appointment, promotion, and tenure; tenure and promotion procedure; evaluation of faculty and librarians; affirmative action programs; personnel files; retrenchment; termination, dismissal, and resignation policies; academic freedom and responsibility; workload; department chairperson and committees; support services and facilities; salaries; supplemental benefits; sabbatical leaves; no strike/lockout clauses; and agency fees. Appendices include: a payroll deduction authorization form, a professional vita form, and a vita for annual merit evaluation. (SW)