Higher Education

Achieving and maintaining financial well-being is a goal of many individuals. Increasingly, it’s a goal employers have for their workforce, as well.

U.S. colleges and universities hold more than $500 billion in endowment assets, but many people have a poor grasp of these assets’ purpose and value.

In an era of declining public funding, private philanthropy has played an increasingly vital role for both public and private institutions.

The ranks of adjunct faculty have increased rapidly in recent decades. How are these individuals faring financially?

Women of color presidents and chancellors describe how their race and gender has affected their careers and suggest ways to diversify the college presidency.

Adjuncts are commonly perceived as recent Ph.D. graduates teaching multiple classes while pursuing a tenure-track position. This is hardly the norm.

Given the complexity – and risks – of choosing between a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan, how do university employees decide?

Given the complexity – and risks – of choosing between a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan, how do university employees decide?

Many employers have sought to eradicate behaviors associated with explicit bias. But implicit, or unconscious, bias still has a profound effect on organizational leaders.