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Blum, Debra E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
New assistant or associate professors command more money than current professors with seniority or higher rank. This faculty-pay dilemma is known as "salary compression." Salary compression occurs when colleges are pressured by the job market to pay competitive salaries to attract scholars at lower ranks. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education
