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The Recession and Education: Seize New Opportunities!
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Haskvitz, Alan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
The teaching profession has long been thought of as recession proof. Indeed, that may have been one of the reasons why teachers took far lower starting salaries right out of college. Perhaps the greatest common feature of teachers, besides their desire to serve society in a humanitarian way, may be the lack of risk-taking the occupation previously…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Parent School Relationship, Job Layoff, Risk
College Pension Market Enters an Era of Tough Competition and Close Scrutiny.
Mooney, Carolyn J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
Higher education's largest pension companies and others involved in the faculty retirement fund market can expect to face questioning about their investment policies and long-term performance. The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) have been sharply criticized for their investment strategies…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Competition, Economic Change
Nine Proposals for a More Competitive TIAA-CREF.
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Harrigan, John J. – Change, 1994
Nine recommendations are offered for making the Teachers' Insurance Annuity Association (TIAA) and College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) more attractive and competitive retirement investment vehicles for college faculty. They include broadening of account choice, fund transfer and management options, and counseling services. (MSE)
Descriptors: Competition, Counseling Services, Higher Education, Investment
Shifting Sands of College Pensions: Surprises about Where Pension Monies Are Headed.
Bernstein, Melvin H. – Business Officer, 1991
Results of a survey of 15 colleges and universities switching away, at least in part, from investment in the Teachers' Insurance and Annuities Fund and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) for faculty retirement illustrate a trend toward increased competition and some definite patterns in fund preference. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Competition, Economic Change
A Wish List for Supplemental Retirement Plans.
Ohrman, Karl J.; Fennell, Marylouise – Trusteeship, 1995
This article argues that, rather than raising the salaries of college presidents, thus widening the salary gap with faculty and possibly creating ill will, governing boards can provide better, long-term supplemental retirement programs that offer maximum reward, security, and control. This strategy can assist in recruitment and retention of…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Presidents, Compensation (Remuneration), Competition
The Tortoise and the Hare: Less Jogging, More Sprints and Marathons.
Ginsburg, Sigmund G. – Business Officer, 1992
To cope with changing financial and demographic environments, colleges are encouraged to change management strategies. Suggestions are made for policy formation and improved use of human and material resources in the areas of fiscal management, student recruitment, staffing, campus management, academic programing, and links with business,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty
Retirement Planning Revisited: Retirement Plans Must Be Reviewed Periodically.
Knopf, Winfield G. – Business Officer, 1994
A number of economic and social factors suggest that this is an appropriate time for colleges and universities to review employee retirement plans. Information that employees should have for retirement planning is reviewed, and basic principles for institutions to use in selecting a pension company are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Competition, Costs