Most colleges have steered through the first jolts of the recession without resorting to layoffs, cutting employee benefits, or imposing across-the-board freezes on hiring. But the economic pain is afflicting campuses in many other ways, according to the findings from a new survey of chief business officers conducted last month by "The Chronicle"…

At the top echelon of higher education, boards have to pay to play when hiring a president. "The Chronicle"'s latest survey of executive compensation shows what might be described as the minimum pay now required at the top institutions. At public research universities, the minimum compensation among the big players is roughly $450,000. In the…

A list that shows the compensation of chief executives and five highest-paid employees who are not officers, directors, or trustees of their institutions is presented. Most compensation figures were obtained from federal tax forms that private, tax-exempt colleges and universities must file annually. (MLW)

This article reports the results of a survey conducted by "The Chronicle" that examined college presidents' compensation. The survey found a 53-percent increase in presidents' compensation. While the salaries do not have an eye-popping quotient as those of corporate CEOs'--whose median compensation was just over $6 million among the 350 largest US…

Analysis of an annual report on the economic status of college faculty notes an average salary increase of 3.7 percent, an increase in the number of institutions where full professors earn an $100,000 or more, and a salary lag of 24 percent between faculty and other highly educated professionals. Tables identify institutions with highest and…

For the second time in three years, raises for administrators have fallen behind the inflation rate, says a survey conducted by the College and University Personnel Association. At public institutions increases have remained stable. At private institutions, which rely on tuition to finance their payroll, raises tended to vary more. (MLW)

Nearly half of all faculty members taught summer school last year, according to a "Chronicle" survey. Figures were for faculty members of all ranks and those without academic ranks. The disciplines with the most faculty members teaching were business/economics and physical education. (MLW)

This study shows that by type of institution, salaries are highest at doctorate-granting public and private universities. By sector, faculty members at private, independent institutions continue to have the highest earnings. The salary gap between men and women persists, with women earning less than men at every rank. (MLW)

A survey conducted for the American Association of University Professors tabulates, by state and institution within each state, salaries of full-time instructional staff, excluding medical school faculty. Percentile distributions of salaries for each academic rank are shown. (MLW)

Data from a survey concerning private college and university employees' top salaries are tabulated. Organized by institution type, the following data are presented for each institution: total 1992-93 expenditures; salaries of chief executive and five other highest-paid employees for 1991-92; and salaries and fringe benefits for each of these…

A report released by the Coalition on the Academic Workforce based on a survey of departments in 10 social science and humanities fields shows that part-time and adjunct professors receive far less pay and fewer benefits than their peers. In many institutions, nontenure-track instructors make up almost half of the teaching staff. (SLD)

A table outlining faculty members' summer-school earnings presents data by discipline group and type of institution, by discipline group and rank, and by type of institution and rank. (MLW)

An examination of federal tax forms disclosed that chief executive officers at prestigious private research universities received compensation ranging from $99,999.00 to $275,000. The differences in salary are not a reflection of relative responsibility or quality, but rather a matter of what it takes to recruit people to certain positions. (MLW)

Escalating costs are causing universities to postpone faculty hiring, consolidating offices into one, and entire academic departments are being phased out. The extent of the financial problems facing major research institutions is indicated in an internal survey prepared by the Association of American Universities. (MLW)

Studies conducted in the University of California system and at the University of Virginia reveal that they have yet to take the necessary steps to diversify their faculties. Financial incentives were recommended to encourage departments to meet hiring goals. (MLW)