The economic status is dominated by the struggle to maintain faculty compensation in the face of continuing inflation, leveling enrollments, and constant or shrinking sources of non-tuition income for colleges and universities. This report is based on data from 2,600 campuses covering the compensation and tenure status of about 360,000 full-time…

An American Association of University Professors survey of faculty salaries and fringe benefits is discussed. The report's three parts cover: (1) review of faculty salary changes over the last several years, (2) review of major fringe benefits and the relationship between salaries and compensation, and (3) salary comparisons. (MLW)

Data for 1981-1981 on faculty salaries in California state colleges and universities are presented and interpreted. In addition to information on the University of California and the California State University and Colleges, salary data are also included for the California community colleges. Segmental salary requests and projections from the…

Data on the economic status of faculty members in preclinical departments of medical schools are provided. The data include number of full-time faculty members by rank, average salary by rank, and benefits as percentage of average salary. (MLW)

Since its inception, the AAUP has been concerned with improving the economic status of the professoriate. A concerted effort has been made to place an effective tool in the hands of individual faculty members by means of a comprehensive faculty salary survey. Excerpt from a report on TIAA-CREF is included. (Author/MLW)

Almost 400 annotated citations, mainly to journal articles published from 1969 through 1973, are provided on the status of librarians in higher education. Aspects covered include faculty rank, professional recognition, working conditions and fringe benefits, and the roles of the professional librarian and the paraprofessional staff. (SL)

This report presents data on the economic status of university professors, including, among other statistics: weighted average salary, average compensations, and percentage increases in salary for continuing faculty, by category, affiliation, and academic rank; average fringe benefits in dollars and as a percentage of average salary; percentage of…

The complete report of Committee Z of the American Association of University Professors on the economic status of college faculty is presented. The average salary level of college and university professors rose by 6.6 percent. (MLW)

Data on salary, fringe benefits, and tenure for instructional faculty members are presented as reported by institutions completing the Higher Education General Information Survey, 1978-79. Fourteen tables and three appendices are included. (JMF)

Tables show preclinical departments of medical schools, their faculties by rank, average salaries by rank, and benefits as percentage of salaries. (MLW)

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)

The future of low-wage jobs is examined through a case study of firm restructuring in the retail industry. The study confirms that the retailing sector has come to be dominated by the Wal-Mart model, which emphasizes an efficient technology-driven inventory management system and a human resource approach that includes the following elements:…