Learn about what the Labor Department has decided in terms of awarding academic overtime compensation. Previously, the Labor Department determined that adjuncts teaching face-to-face classes were not eligible for overtime. Recently, the Department also ruled that online or remote instructors and postdoctoral fellows who do work outside of teaching were ineligible. The federal Fair Labor […]
Jun 21, 2018
Jun 14, 2018
Does an aging faculty population clear the way for more faculty diversity? Like the majority of the American workforce, professors are aging, with the majority between the ages of 55 and 75. As these mostly white male faculty members near retirement, does this mean that universities will hire more diverse faculty to complement their diversifying […]
Jun 07, 2018
Explore the findings of the AAUP’s Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession:2017-18. According to the AAUP’s (American Association of University Professors) annual report, the average salaries for full-time faculty members increased by about 3% over the past year. When adjusted for inflation, this amounts to about a 1% increase. More than 1,000 […]
May 31, 2018
New research finds that faculty members earn less than others with advanced degrees. According to a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, professors earn about 15% less than others with advanced degrees, despite working equally long hours. The study, titled “Why Are Professors Poorly Paid?,” uses information from the Current Population Survey to […]
May 24, 2018
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 […]
May 17, 2018
Learn about what the Student Non-Discrimination Act stands for and how it hopes to make provisions for educational equality for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities. On March 21st, 2018, the Student Non-Discrimination Act was reintroduced for consideration in the House of Representatives. This Act specifically looks to address the pervasive discrimination that […]
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 […]