AAUP survey: faculty salaries fail to keep pace with rate of inflation.(American Association of University Professors)(Brief Article) From: Black Issues in Higher Education | Date: May 19, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Cox, Matthews & Associates. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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For the first time in eight years, increases in college faculty salaries failed to keep up with inflation, according to a new survey.

The 2.8 percent increase in average salaries this year exceeded last year's 2.1 percent gain, but real salaries fell because of higher inflation, according to the American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) annual survey released in April.

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