Independent colleges and universities are cautious adopters of online education for undergraduate students. These institutions seek to balance a tradition of student-focused pedagogy in face-to-face settings and faculty wariness of online courses against the promise of lower instructional costs, changing student expectations, and the potential for…

Postsecondary institutions are under increasing scrutiny to provide evidence of student learning. Despite efforts to increase the number and frequency of assessments of student learning, many colleges and universities need help to make good use of assessment results for the improvement of teaching and learning. To address this need, in February…

Wisconsin's stagnating state higher-education budget has forced the university to keep faculty salaries far below average. When professors get feelers from elsewhere, they learn that a move can easily mean a 100-percent salary increase--sometimes more. Budget problems have also depleted money for perks that keep faculty members on board--funds for…

In the first decade of the 21st century, the nation, the states, and colleges and universities began to grapple with the challenges of globalization, changing demography, the implications of the digital era, and of a less expansive public sector. Although not a transformative period for higher education, the decade saw significant innovations in…

Included in this faculty handbook of Wheaton College, Illinois, are outlines of faculty organization (academic and legislative), faculty responsibilities (including code of ethics), personnel policies, and the purposes of the college. (JT)

Purposes and objectives of Judson College, a liberal arts institution organized in 1963 and identified with the Christian faith, are stated at the beginning of the 1974 faculty handbook. Major sections contain information on faculty rank, promotion, tenure, and benefits, on academic policies, and on responsibilities of the various faculty…

An analysis was done of compensation and salary data for faculty in Illinois public universities, public community colleges, and nonpublic universities. Administrative salaries in public universities were also surveyed. Academic staff compensation was considered from two perspectives. First, the rate of increase in salaries over time was compared…

This report provides information on the status of fiscal year 1995 faculty and civil service salaries at Illinois colleges and universities and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy along with trend analysis based on data beginning in 1980. The report compares salaries with economic indicators to determine how well salaries have kept pace…

Information on institutions engaged in academic collective bargaining with recognized bargaining units in 1985 is presented, with attention to agents elected, no-agent elections, decertifications, strikes, and legislation. Information is provided for the American Federation for Teachers, the National Education Association, the American Association…

The first task of the Consortium of Institutions of Higher Learning for Community Education was to identify the programs, courses, and personnel related to community education in 58 public and private colleges and universities in Illinois. Data collected by a survey questionnaire from 47 of those institutions are presented in this report. After an…

This report summarizes average salaries for full-time faculty and civil service employees at public and independent colleges and universities in Illinois and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA). It includes average salaries from fiscal years 1985 through 1997 and compares salaries with select economic indicators to determine how…

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…

This report presents an analysis of weighted average salaries for full-time faculty and civil service employees at Illinois public and independent colleges and universities, and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The report includes average salaries for fiscal years 1985, 1990, and 1996-98 and compares salaries with select economic…

This study examined attitudes of people about benefits of the economic impacts of two local colleges (Palmer College of Chiropractic and Scott Community College) in the metropolitan Quad Cities area of Rock Island County (Illinois) and Scott County (Iowa). The study compared impacts considered important by the community with those estimated by the…

As part of a larger Illinois Board of Higher Education initiative, Priorities, Quality, and Productivity (PQP), this paper reports on recent and current efforts to clarify faculty roles and responsibilities. A background section reviews PQP development and earlier reports and statements on faculty roles and responsibilities issued between 1993 and…