Public policy in an uncertain future / Wayne R. Kirschling -- Should you starve all programs or eliminate a few? / Edward A. Dougherty -- Legal aspects of faculty reduction / Robert M. Hendrickson -- What if the faculty member to be laid off is the governor's brother? / Colleen Dolan-Greene -- Budgeting for retrenchment / Wm. A. Johnstone -- Escape routes / Fred F. Harcleroad -- Faculty retrenchment / Cyrena Pondrom -- Conclusion: Developing a process to deal with potential faculty reduction / Homer C. Rose, Jr., Stephen R. Hample.