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 […]
Aug 08, 2019
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 […]
Jul 02, 2019
Learn about what NICE is and what it hopes to accomplish. The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is an initiative led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Commerce. NICE focuses on cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development in order to address the country’s current and future […]
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 […]
Jun 13, 2019
Understanding the gender pay gap. While most people know what the gender pay gap is and what it entails, many do not know anything beyond the basics. Here are some of the interesting facts about the gender pay gap that the American Association of University Women found. The “Motherhood Penalty” Persists The “motherhood penalty” refers […]
Jun 06, 2019
IRS guidelines on excess executive pay at tax-exempt organizations. On December 31, 2018, the IRS released its IRS Notice 2019-9. This document offers interim guidance on Section 4960 which was added to the Internal Revenue Code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Section 4960 imposes an excise tax on a tax-exempt organizations that matches […]
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 […]