Learn how a global increase in education levels correlates with increased scientific output. Throughout the world, the demand for higher education has never been higher. This global increase in education levels has resulted in many societal benefits, including more informed citizens, advanced economies, and enhanced longevity. This increase in education levels has also changed the […]
Category: Higher Education
May 24, 2018
May 10, 2018
CUPA-HR’s 2017-18 Faculty in Higher Education Survey shows that higher education faculty that are off the tenure track are seeing larger pay increases than tenure-track counterparts. While tenure-track faculty generally receive higher salaries than most non-tenure-track faculty, the results of this year’s Faculty in Higher Education Survey show that off-tenure-track faculty are seeing higher pay […]
Apr 26, 2018
Learn how the CFA and students are fighting CSU state tuition hikes. In March of this year, Jennifer Eagan, president of the CFA, encouraged students and CSU members to converge on the state’s capital and protest state tuition increases. She said that a public protest would increase the likelihood of California Governor Jerry Brown revising […]
Apr 19, 2018
How colleges and universities should get involved to end the wage gap. While colleges and universities are supposed to prepare students to enter the work force, the question remains: Why are American universities failing to teach women how to fight for their rights? Instead of higher-education institutions simply looking to uphold the status quo, they […]
Apr 12, 2018
University of Hawai’i is going green as it looks to be the first campus in the country with 100% renewable energy generated on-site. This March, the University of Hawai’i announced that its Maui College campus will be the first in the nation to generate all of its energy from on-site photovoltaic (PV) systems paired with […]
Apr 05, 2018
STEM programs are continuing to see increases as overall enrollment declines. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center recently issued its college enrollment data for fall of 2017. The numbers tell an interesting story; while college enrollment is in decline, STEM programs are continuing to see increases. According to this report, student enrollment went down across […]