In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda that seeks to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal and administrative policies at the state and institutional level. At the center of these reforms is the need for more Tennesseans to be better…

This audit examined a case of potential conflict of interest in the School of Pharmacy at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. In 1992 a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, which conducts grant-funded drug research, created Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, Incorporated (PhOR), a private, for-profit corporation that…

This report presents descriptive data on administrators' salaries at the University of California and California State University, faculty salaries at the California Community Colleges, and salaries of University of California medical faculty. Part 1 presents an overview of faculty salaries in the California Community Colleges and estimates the…

This report focuses on the group benefits available to Illinois public higher education employees. The study provides a perspective on the range of benefits and the differences in the administration of institutional benefits. Findings reveal the availability of retirement annuities that increase with each 10 years of service; optional retirement…

The collective bargaining agreement between Portland State University and Portland State University Faculty Association, Local 3571, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, covering the period October 18, 1985-June 30, 1987 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, union privileges and limitations, fair share,…

The faculty structure and salary schedule of California State University were assessed. After tracing the history of the trustees' efforts to revise the faculty structure since 1961, the report compares the university's current salary schedule to those of comparison institutions. The way the comparison colleges allocated increased 1984-1985 salary…

This report compares the current-year faculty salaries in the University of California and California State University systems with projected salaries for the coming year at their respective comparison institutions, largely drawn from other parts of the country. The calculation of parity percentages, an estimate of the average faculty salary…

This publication presents information on the University of Alaska Fairbanks in seven sections. The first section, "Historical and General Information" details the legal establishment, mission, historical highlights, map, organizational structure, accreditation, Board of Regents, Standing Committees and advisory groups, songs, presidents…

This report presents descriptive data on faculty salaries at the California Community Colleges and administrators' salaries at the University of California and the California State University. Part 1 presents an overview of faculty salaries in the California Community Colleges and estimates the mean salary of full-time regular contract faculty at…

This report presents results of an external review of programs at Florida State University institutions providing training in those allied health occupations which provide direct patient care. An executive summary finds that, overall, the allied health academic enterprise in the State University System is functioning well with strong student…

This report examines the $4.5 million per biennium endowment that supports senior faculty members identified as "eminent scholars" in Ohio's post-secondary education system. Since its inception in 1983, the Eminent Scholars Program has awarded 36 chairs to six public universities with 21 chairs filled as of January 1991. All 21 Eminent…

A study compared faculty salaries at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) with those at other institutions. The data were drawn from the fiscal year 1991 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System survey, "Salary, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty", and the data for UMCP were compared with…

This report contains detailed data on average salaries in the comparison institutions of the University of California and the California State University. It analyzes raw data submitted by comparison institutions for the University and State University and then provides a detailed written analysis of faculty salary parity computations. It is noted…

This study used an American Council on Education model to determine the economic impact of Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) on the local economy. Data were gathered from university fiscal records and questionnaires disseminated among three university constituent groups: faculty and staff, students, and alumni. Each group was asked to…

This report provides data on fiscal year (FY) 1996 average 9-month faculty and civil service salaries (excluding fringe benefits) and information on those salaries since FY 1980 for full-time employees at Illinois colleges and universities and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The report provides data comparing salaries with economic…