Reviews some of the continuing challenges for the higher education community in achieving salary equity between men and women by examining recent legal cases. Suggests issues that faculty members and administrators might consider when undertaking salary-equity studies. (EV)

National data on college faculty salaries are presented by insitution type, faculty rank, sector, sex, region, and institution, and trends are analyzed. Real dollar adjustments, institutional rankings, tenure statistics, and data on fringe benefits and percentage salary increases are included. (MSE)

Data from the American Association of University Professors' annual survey of college faculty salaries and fringe benefits are reported and related to the Consumer Price Index, real dollar trends, academic rank, discipline, institution type and affiliation, region, and tenure status. (MSE)