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Bauerlein, Mark – Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1), 2011
One of the standard labor practices of research universities is to hire, pay, and promote faculty members on the basis of the research they produce. In the humanities, professors write books and articles and universities reward them accordingly. The system amounts to a considerable expenditure for the institution and a significant portion of…
Descriptors: Productivity, College Faculty, Essays, Humanities
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Layzell, Daniel T. – Educational Record, 1988
Tuition prepayment is not a panacea for rising college costs. States are treating symptoms and not causes through such programs. Rather than adopting prepayment plans wholesale, state governments need to determine whether the risk to the state and institutions is justifiable by thoroughly analyzing the program's viability. (MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Investment, Program Administration, Program Effectiveness
Hammond, Dennis R. – Business Officer, 1992
Active asset management has not been consistent or cost-effective for college and university endowment funds. Indexing offers higher returns than median active management, provides more investment stability, is available to small institutional endowments across a broad spectrum of investment asset classes, and at lower cost than active management.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Endowment Funds
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Rosen, Gerald H.; Perrin, Robert – Academe, 1992
The Teachers Insurance and Annuities Association's (TIAA) College Retirement and Equity Fund is criticized for its low returns and its chief executive officer's recent salary raise. It is said to be in need of additional regulation and policyholder involvement. A TIAA vice president responds that the analysis given is inaccurate and misleading.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Business Cycles, College Faculty
Yoder, Jay A. – Business Officer, 1996
Discussion of investment of planned gifts to colleges and universities identifies three common administrative problems (inappropriate investment strategies, tracking of performance, no performance comparisons), three factors focusing greater attention on planned gifts (fiduciary responsibilities, rapid growth in planned giving, donor…
Descriptors: College Administration, Consultants, Donors, Economic Change
St. John, Mark; Helms, Jenifer V.; Castori, Pam; Hirabayashi, Judy; Lopez, Laurie; Phillips, Michelle – Inverness Research, 2009
The documents enclosed in this report provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the progress made in developing a network organization capable of supporting nanoscience education for the public on a national scale. There is a logic to the studies that were done and to the reports that are included in this notebook. The following are the…
Descriptors: Workshops, Leadership, Administrators, Scientists