The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: AAUP Says Don't Blame The Faculty For Rising Tuition

April 11, 2012

AAUP Says Don't Blame The Faculty For Rising Tuition

Faculty salaries haven’t kept up with inflation over the years and are not to blame for rising tuition across the country, according to a study released by the American Association of University Professors. The group notes that tuition prices have risen two to four times as fast as full-time faculty salaries, placing blame on state and local funding cuts at public schools. AAUP also reports that the tuition rises coincide with “rapid growth” in part-time faculty hires that “pay incredibly low wages and usually do not include benefits.” Read more at:
http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/04/professors_group_dont_blame_fa.html

Apr 11, 2012 1:27:00 AM | Faculty, Tuition

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