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Abstract
In the USA there has been a reassessment of public and faculty attitudes to higher education and its practices. One concern has been the priority faculty and administrators in different disciplines attach to the roles and rewards accorded to teaching, research and public service. The Association of American Geographers (AAG) set up a task force to examine these issues with respect to geography. The proposals of that task force are presented here together with an introduction by Ron Abler, the AAG's Executive Director. These proposals have now been sent to all US geography departments for consideration. They should interest geography associations and departments in other countries, where the tension between faculty roles and rewards are issues for staff and/or public concern.