Exploring how higher education institutions can offer fair pay for contingent faculty. Determining fair pay for contingent faculty is a contested issue in the higher education system. On the one hand, administrators look to save money through minimally compensating members of a flexible instructional workforce. On the other hand, union leaders believe that contingent faculty […]
Oct 10, 2019
Sep 26, 2019
Facts to dispel the misconception that community colleges are second-class institutions. Despite the growing popularity of community colleges, there is still a negative stigma against these higher education institutions. This stigma is harmful not only for community colleges themselves but also for the students that attend and graduate from them. Here are some facts that […]
Sep 19, 2019
How MSIs can increase diversity in STEM. Recently, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report that showed that MSI initiatives increased the number of minority students who participated and graduated in STEM. One indicator of a successful MSI initiative was intentionality. Intentionality is defined as “meeting students where they are when […]
Sep 12, 2019
New chart allows users to view the compensation of different college and university presidents in relation to three institutional characteristics. Recently, The Chronicle of Higher Education released a chart that allows you to view the compensation of different college and university presidents in context. More specifically, the chart shows presidents’ total compensation and base salaries […]
Sep 05, 2019
Learn about the new California bill that eliminates sick leave transfer time limits for all education levels. In July of this year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill that eliminates sick leave transfer time limits for faculty at all education levels. This legislation, sponsored by the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC), was […]
Aug 29, 2019
Three findings from the American Association of University Professors’ annual faculty compensation survey. Recently, the American Association of University Professors released its annual survey that examines trends and changes in the salaries of full- and part-time faculty members. Curious to learn more? Then here are three of the main findings from the American Association of […]
Aug 22, 2019
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 […]
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 […]