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 […]
May 23, 2019
May 16, 2019
Tips for handling feedback for campus administrators and leaders. One of higher education’s most serious recurring problems is the evaluation of campus leaders. Part of this issue can be attributed to the significant periods of time between evaluations. When leaders are allowed to operate for too long without oversight, institutions often discover a lack of […]
May 09, 2019
Findings from the “2019 CUPA-HR Faculty in Higher Education Report.” According to the 2019 CUPA-HR Faculty in Higher Education Report, full-time faculty members saw an average pay increase of 1.7% over the past year. Full-time faculty off tenure-track saw increases of 1.8% while tenured and tenure-track faculty saw average increases of 1.6%. CUPA-HR also found […]
Apr 25, 2019
Google’s pay equity analysis led to raises for thousands of men. After an analysis of its pay structure, Google determined that they were underpaying male employees relative to their peers. As a result, Google’s pay equity analysis led to raises for thousands of men and some women. For background on how the company typically awards […]
Apr 18, 2019
UC campuses sweep up in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking. In the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranking, five UC campuses made the top ten public universities for undergraduate education, with all nine campuses within the top 75. UCLA was named the top public university in the […]
Apr 11, 2019
An AAUP study found minimal gains in faculty salaries. Full-time faculty salaries are about 2% higher this academic year compared to last year, according to data from the American Association of University Professors Faculty Compensation Survey. Even though they salaries have risen by about 2%, after adjusting for 1.9% inflation, they’ve barely budged, says the AAUP […]
Apr 11, 2019
The Times Higher Education releases their World University Rankings for 2019. The Times Higher Education‘s World University Rankings for 2019 analyzes research-intensive universities from all over the globe on the main categories of teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook. The Ranking prides itself on making comprehensive and balanced comparisons and is audited by an […]
Apr 04, 2019
Learn about the details of the Department of Labor’s new proposal. According to sources, the Department of Labor will soon propose that workers who make under $35,000 be eligible for overtime pay. The Department of Labor’s new proposal to update overtime pay regulations has been long anticipated and, if the sources prove correct, the DOL […]
Mar 28, 2019
Study looks to find a link between presidents’ salaries and the amount of funding the universities receive. While it is difficult to calculate, a recent study conducted by The Review of Higher Education sought to discover a link between presidents’ salaries and the amount of funding the universities receive. Because the amount of funding an […]
Mar 21, 2019
How do college and university faculty feel about using technology to deliver instruction? Last year, Inside Higher Ed published their 2018 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology. As the name suggests, the survey looked to identify how college and university faculty really felt about using technology to deliver instruction. After compiling the responses of 2,129 […]