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Where the Money Is.
Wharton, Clifton R., Jr. – Business Officer, 1991
The chief executive officer of the Teachers' Insurance and Annuities Fund-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) discusses the current widespread concern over retirement issues in general and the ending of mandatory retirement ages for college faculty. Changes in TIAA-CREF policies and practices affecting range and coverage of retirement…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Higher Education, Investment
Alternative Retirement Plans.
Hogan, John D. – Business Officer, 1984
Alternative college retirement programs and features of a desirable retirement program are discussed. The historical, social, and economic forces that prompt institutions to consider alternative programs are identified. The present position of college faculty in terms of retirement options is also addressed. Since its inception, the Teachers…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
The Golden Years: Higher Education Retirees are Faring Reasonably Well.
Green, Martin – Business Officer, 1990
A national survey of over 19,000 higher education retirees and 125 colleges and universities investigated the availability of retirement counseling and services, relationship between retiree and institution, timing and reasons for retiring, institutional financial health, sources of retirement income, and retiree insights into important retirement…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Counseling Services, Higher Education
Retired, on Campus, and at Home.
Schaffer, Jerry; Bram, Leslie – Business Officer, 2003
Describes the retirement community supported by the University of Florida in Gainesville. The Oak Hammock facility is to be an integrated community in which retirees are active participants in the university campus community. The various university colleges will play different roles in the retirement community, whether in health care or…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Retirement
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
Spreadsheets and Seminars: Business Office Helps Employees Make Retirement Plan Decision.
Wamsley, Patrick – Business Officer, 1991
To inform faculty and staff about the new state retirement plan and help them compare its benefits with those of the only existing employer-sponsored retirement plan for educators, a defined-benefit plan, Georgia Institute of Technology used an electronic spreadsheet and a series of seminars for analyzing and illustrating investment options. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Computer Software, Consultation Programs