In the university setting, the issue of faculty morale typically has been linked to a variety of perceived inequities, including inequities in faculty salary. New approaches for analyzing two different, but related, types of inequity are proposed. One approach addresses whether salary compression, often perceived by faculty to exist, actually does…

Gaps in faculty pay between private and public colleges and universities continue to widen, warned the American Association of University Professors in its annual report on the economic status of the profession. It is a divide, the group argues, that threatens the ability of public institutions to recruit and retain faculty members at all levels.…

According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Great Recession began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. With a duration of eighteen months, this recession was almost double the length of the average post-World War II economic downturn. Although the worst recession since the Great Depression is now technically over, this analysis…

Outrage over salaries for university executives is nothing new. Even presidents of often ignored regional public institutions are feeling public scorn these days. A September editorial in the "Gloucester County Times," a New Jersey newspaper, criticized bonuses received by two local university presidents. One of the leaders, Donald J. Farish,…

This report outlines the process involved in establishing a faculty union at the English Language Institute at the American University in Washington, D.C. The English Language Institute Faculty Association (ELIFA) is one of the few units to be certified at a private university since the 1980 Yeshiva Supreme Court decision. During the beginning…

Salary data gathered from 261 public and 478 private institutions are presented by rank (professor, associate professor, assistant professor, new assistant professor, and instructor) for 47 disciplines. (MSE)

Compensation data, most drawn from federal tax forms, are given for the chief executives and 5 other highest-paid employees of 25 private universities. Compensation figures may include income from medical faculty clinical practice at university hospitals, severance, retirement, or other payments but do not reflect nontaxable earnings. (MSE)

Average faculty salaries in 47 disciplines are presented by rank for public and private institutions. Salaries for new assistant professors are displayed separately in addition to those for all assistant professors. (MSE)

Data on faculty salaries by rank (professor, associate professor, assistant professor, new assistant professor, and instructor) and sector are presented for 52 disciplines. Respondents were 281 public and 470 private institutions. (MSE)

Explores salary data organized by academic rank using a sample of 78 graduate departments. Finds significant differences among the highest, lowest, and average salaries of assistant, associate, and full professors in private and public universities, and between schools in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Suggests a lag in supply may affect…

This research brief highlights data on faculty salaries in colleges and universities, outlines recent trends and their implications, and identifies major sources of data on the subject. Tables provide data on average faculty salaries for 1988-89 by academic rank and institution type (public, church, independent); by gender and academic rank; and…

A process of equalization of salaries has taken place in the State of North Dakota for higher education during the 1977-78 school year. The State of North Dakota supports eight institutions of higher education: two universities, four state colleges, and two two-year institutions. The equalization process as it effected the decision making at the…

An annual survey of college faculty pay shows faculty in "hard-to-hire" disciplines such as engineering, accounting, physics, and computer science continue to command higher-than-average salaries, while disciplines recently at the bottom of the pay scale remain there. At all ranks except full professor, private college faculty earned more. (MSE)

Data from a national survey of average faculty salaries include averages by rank within each institution, arrayed by state; averages within institutions without academic ranks; national averages by rank and institutional classification; and national averages by sector and institution type, giving one-year percentage increases. (MSE)

This study compared the salary differentials of college chief executive officers (CEOs), college presidents, and the five highest-paid employees at 190 private colleges and universities. The pay differential in total compensation for CEOs and the highest-paid professor at liberal arts institution was significantly higher than that at…