California had a long tradition of very low tuition for students enrolled in public higher education. The state broke with that policy in the 2000s, when recessions resulted in significant cuts to state funding for public colleges and universities--the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California's community…

We use data from 2015-2016 to document faculty representation and wage gaps by race-ethnicity and gender in six fields at selective public universities. Consistent with widely available information, Black, Hispanic, and female professors are underrepresented and White and Asian professors are overrepresented in our data. Disadvantaged minority and…

Over the past 20 years, in-state tuition at both the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) has more than tripled. These tuition increases have led many to believe that spending in the state's public higher education systems is out of control. However, a closer look reveals that institutional expenditures in the…

We study employers' perceptions of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institution to fictitious resumes and send them to real vacancy postings on a large online job board. According to our results, a bachelor's degree in business from a for-profit "online" institution is 22…

The public higher education systems have received significant budget cuts in the 2009-10 fiscal year, with the University of California (UC) receiving $813 million less than in 2007-08, California State University (CSU) receiving $625 million less, and the community college system receiving $812 million less. It is important to understand the…

This document represents the final report on faculty salary compensation at California's public universities for the current (2000-2001) and budget (2001-2002) years. It also contains a brief description of the method used to calculate the parity percentages and the faculty salary increase trends over the past 20 years. The data are collected from…

In the midst of the global recession, how have national governments viewed the role of higher education in their evolving strategies for economic recovery? Demand for higher education generally goes up during economic downturns. Which nations have proactively protected funding for their universities and colleges to help maintain access, to help…

The evolution of California's attempts to determine college faculty salary comparability within and outside the state are chronicled and discussed, focusing on the difficulties inherent in the comparison. (MSE)

This report is the final report on faculty salaries at California's public universities for the current 2001-02 (current) and 2002-03 (budget) years. It contains a brief description of the methodology used to calculate the parity percentages and the faculty salary increase trends over the past 21 years. The faculty salary methodology includes two…

This report contains information on faculty salaries at California's public universities for 2003-2004. The report describes the methodology used to calculate salary parity percentages and documents faculty salary increase trends over the past 22 years. The faculty salary methodology includes two separate comparison institution groups, one each…

The Commission regularly conducts a study on faculty salaries in California's public universities as compared with faculty salaries at comparable institutions. This study presents estimates of the percentage changes in faculty salaries that would enable California faculty to attain parity with their comparison groups in the coming fiscal year. The…

This report presents information about salary trends and projections for California's public university faculty. It also compares these public university salary levels with comparable institutions nationwide. (Contains 7 displays.)

This annual report presents an analysis of faculty salaries at the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) for the 1989-90 academic year. An introductory section presents the rationale for the reports and its conclusions. Section 2, "Origins of Methods of Analysis," is concerned with the history of faculty…

This report is the fifth in a series issued reviewing policies and compensation levels for public higher education and community college executives. The report presents summary information about community colleges for: chancellors and presidents of multi-college districts and superintendent/presidents of single-college districts. In its comments,…