Here’s what every business owner should know about the California law that is calling for equal compensation for all workers. Recently, many states and municipalities have taken it upon themselves to enact their own version of pay equity laws. In California, the guidelines laid out in Assembly Bill 168 signed by Governor Jerry Brown a […]
Oct 04, 2018
Sep 27, 2018
Survey finds that the American public still recognizes the value of higher education. A new survey shows that the American public still recognizes the value of higher education and supports government funding of higher education opportunities. The study was designed to evaluate Americans’ perceptions of how higher education institutions contribute to society, beyond individual gains. […]
Sep 20, 2018
Report shows that the wage gap between black women and white men in Mississippi is among the largest in the nation. A new report written in partnership with Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, looks to raise awareness for the wage gap that exists between black women and white men. Using median wages, the report explains […]
Sep 13, 2018
Learn about the Aim Higher Act and it’s plan to reorganize and make higher education more accessible to all students. In response to the Republican backed PROSPER Act (H. R. 4508) that aims to cut nearly $15 billion from federal student aid, the House Democrats have introduced the Aim Higher Act (H.R. 6543). The purpose […]
Sep 06, 2018
Trump administration’s stance on affirmative action may have implications for the entirety of the American education system, from preschool to college. Recently, the Trump administration publicly discouraged the use of race in college admissions and public school enrollment by revoking Obama-era guidance on affirmative action. According to Trump officials, the guidance offered by the Obama […]
Aug 30, 2018
Analyses of new higher education presidential contracts show a trend towards CEO-ization. A study conducted in 2017 analyzed the increasing complexity of employment agreements for university presidents. The findings revealed that presidential employment agreements now showed few similarities to the typical appointment letters for faculty members, department chairs, or even other senior members of the […]
Aug 23, 2018
To remain relevant, institutions of higher education must be open to change. Universities and higher education institutions are deeply entrenched in human history, dating as far back as the Middle Ages. The only reason that they have endured for so long is that they have been able to reinvent themselves according to the needs and […]
Aug 16, 2018
Study reveals that recommendation letters indicate doubt about female applicants more than they do for men. A recent study revealed that letters of recommendation were largely biased against the women that they were supposed the help. Specifically, the study revealed that recommendation letters indicate doubt about female applicants as compared to male ones. The study […]
Aug 09, 2018
Learn about what the leaders of higher education institutions think about leading in a climate of doubt and suspicion. While it might not be surprising to know that public confidence in higher education is waning; what’s worrying is that college and university presidents do not seem so sure themselves. A 2018 Survey of College and […]
Jul 26, 2018
Learn how administration at Christian colleges are silencing their students. At Taylor University, a Christian college in rural Indiana, their student newspaper, The Echo, is governed by a policy that states, “the university cannot afford for questionable or negative Echo reporting to reach a worldwide audience.” While a representative from the university claims that this policy is […]