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This publication, one of a series examining the issue of faculty workload and productivity, argues that the key to institutional change in higher education is the role of college faculty and offers recommendations fL. _ improving and measuring college faculty productivity. The paper begins with a conceptual model for discussing faculty productivity, both past and future, followed by a brief historical outline of the history of faculty productivity in American higher education. Examined are today's pressures on higher education and faculty productivity, as well as productivity comparisons in other occupations. The paper concludes with an eight-point agenda for reshaping faculty productivity. The recommendations cover (1) increasing the proportion of annual personal rewards while preserving academic freedom and tenure; (2) the development of clear productivity standards and accountability; (3) the retention of flexibility for faculty to set their own agenda