New research suggests that while salary transparency helps to close the wage gap, it has some negative side effects. Recently, economists from the University of Toronto, Princeton University, and the Social Analysis and Modelling Division from Statistic Canada examined the impact of salary disclosure on higher education faculty salaries. Interestingly, while the research shows that […]
Category: Higher Education
Aug 22, 2019
Aug 15, 2019
Findings from the ACE’s report on diversity in higher education. Referencing data from CUPA-HR and other sources, the ACE (American Council on Education) recently did a thorough analysis of the diversifying student body and the faculty of higher education institutions. Here’s what the ACE’s report on diversity in higher education revealed. First, the report notes […]
Aug 08, 2019
Learn how higher education can retain IT staff by offering avenues to attain new skills and advance. In the world of higher education, recruiting IT staff can be very difficult. Naturally, this means that keeping staff happy in the workplace is a matter of serious importance. But what can higher education institutions do to increase […]
Jul 25, 2019
The importance of place when it comes to leading a higher education institution. While working as the president of a college or university is obviously challenging enough, presidents who move to a considerably different location to work face even more difficulties. In an article written by John Marx, professor and chair of the English Department […]
Jul 18, 2019
Learn which universities scored the highest for gender equality. In the THE University Impact Ranking for Gender Equality, Times Higher Education ranked the most gender equal universities in the world. The ranking measures universities’ research on the study of gender, their policies on gender equality, and their commitment to recruiting and promoting women. Curious to […]
Jul 11, 2019
Rutgers University signs an agreement that attempts to close the major pay gaps between its flagship campus and its other campuses. Recently, academics at Rutgers University in New Jersey signed an agreement that attempts to close the major pay gaps between its flagship campus and its other campuses in more disadvantaged communities. The four-year contract […]
Jun 27, 2019
Important things learned from the American Association of University Professors’ faculty-compensation survey. Every year, the American Association of University Professors releases a faculty-pay survey that offers insight into the salary of full-time and part-time faculty members. Curious to see what this year’s survey revealed? Here are some of the important things learned from the American […]
Jun 20, 2019
How higher education institutions can use benchmarking to offer faculty competitive pay. Offering competitive pay is one of the best strategies that higher education institutions can use to attract and retain the best faculty members. But how can you ensure that you are offering fair and competitive pricing to new and continuing faculty? By benchmarking […]
May 30, 2019
Learn more about the questions and criticisms aimed at higher education diversity programs. Recently, right-leaning and conservative organizations have been targeting prominent higher education institutions and the amount of money they spend on diversity. Critics use salary and budget information to label diversity offices as wasteful and ineffective and blame these expenditures for rising tuition […]
May 23, 2019
CUPA-HR reports that associate institutions demonstrate higher levels of representation and pay equity. According to CUPA-HR’s Faculty in Higher Education Survey, associate institutions demonstrate higher levels of representation and pay equity for both women and underrepresented minority faculty than doctoral, master’s, or baccalaureate institutions. CUPA-HR’s report explains that nearly two-thirds of associate institution faculty are […]