South African universities are facing significant financial challenges that threaten their sustainability. Factors such as reduced government funding, unpredictable tuition collection, and the need to generate additional revenue have become major concerns for universities. This study investigates the perceptions of academic and non-academic staff…

Research often considers vertical stratification between U.S. higher education institutions. Yet differences also exist within higher education institutions, which we term "organizational segmentation." We understand organizational segmentation as a consequence of the external "prestige economy," which favors research revenues…

Results of the Annual Salary Questionnaire for Medical School Faculties are presented for fiscal year 1969-70, based on returns from 90 medical schools. Salaries on 4,153 basic scientists and 11,755 clinical faculty are reported. Figures on strict full-time faculty are reasonably complete and are reliable, but they do not reflect the cost of the…

The 1966-67 faculty salary study charts and tables based on salary data reported by 64 schools are presented. Data are reported separately for the major clinical departments, and in combined form for the basic science departments. Separate salary distributions are also provided for "strict" full-time salaries and "geographic"…

The tables present faculty salary data in academic year 1967-68, including for the first time an approximation of the total annual income of geographic full-time faculty. The report is based on the salary information reported by 61 U.S. medical schools, of which 51 reported salaries for strict full-time faculty, 27 reported the base salaries paid…

Data are presented in tabular form on faculty salaries for the 1968-69 academic year, derived from salary information report by 89 U.S. medical schools. A series of 3 tables is provided for each major clinical department and for the combined basic science departments, presenting the frequency distributions of strict full-time salary, geographic…

Issues considered include: Are increases in compensation offset by greater workloads? Is institutional income affected by collective bargaining? Is a contracted grievance procedure a threat or a boon to academic freedom? (Editor/LBH)

A preliminary report on the economic standing of American academics, based primarily on a national survey of faculty conducted in the spring of 1977, is presented. The economic position of professors is compared to other segments of the population, and income differences within the faculty are also examined. It is shown that since 1970-71, faculty…

The problem of selective renewal of basic research capability within a professional (medical) school of a major research university is addressed. Attention is directed to a strategy and process for conducting such a revitalization that includes marketing the program in a partnership modality to a local foundation. Reasons that the foundation…

The relationship between full-time faculty salaries at Canadian colleges and universities and faculty qualifications and experience are examined for 1971-1972. Information is presented in six tables for 97 institutions. The first three tables examine the relationship between salaries and the number of years since award of first degree. Table 4…

A series of tables contains data reflecting the extent to which the national higher education system and its several subsystems serve minority groups. Tables include: a roster of historically and predominantly black institutions, with classification (public, private, and proprietary), founding year, degree level, academic calendar, and tuition;…

A random sample of 8,009 research university professors' paid consulting work was examined from the local-cosmopolitan framework. Analysis of the results, using four levels of consulting (none, mild, moderate, active) showed that: (1) 54 percent devote some portion of their normal work week to consulting; (2) the most active consultants (about 5…