Faculty salaries not to blame for tuition increases, report says.(Washington Update)

From: Black Issues in Higher Education | Date: May 20, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Increases in average faculty salaries are at their lowest point in more than 30 years, according to an annual faculty salary survey by the American Association of University Professors. Faculty-salary increases are generally thought to be the driving force behind tuition increases, the report says, but that's not the case now.

According to the report, "Don't Blame Faculty for High Tuition," the average salaries of full-time faculty members at all higher-education institutions increased by 2.1 percent. The study is based on a survey of 1,446 colleges and universities.

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