By Jack Grove for Times Higher Education. Professors’ civil servant status provides some benefits, but not much in terms of compensation.
University professors in France are paid far less than their peers in other countries, as state bureaucracy prevents top researchers from negotiating higher salaries, a new analysis suggests.
“After taxes and charges, full professors should expect at least 40,000 pounds [$50,000] in Britain, 40,000 euros [$43,000] in Germany and $50,000 in American public universities, but (theoretically) they can receive just over €30,000 [$32,000] in France,” said Angermuller, who is also a member of the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, a grande école that is part of Paris’s PSL Research University. Read more...
In France, Job Security and Low Salaries
Unreadable Science Abstracts
By Holly Else for Times Higher Education. The readability of scientific abstracts is declining, according to the preliminary results of a major study. Read more...
New Report on Colleges and Sex Assault Cases
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. With the Trump administration reportedly debating whether to reverse Obama administration guidance on how colleges should investigate sexual assault, a group of trial lawyers has released a report suggesting the current processes on many campuses are unfairly slanted against the accused. Read more...
Student Debt and Home Buying
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Whether students attend college at all plays a far greater role in determining the likelihood they’ll buy a home later in life, the report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicates. Home ownership rates are higher among college graduates and those who have pursued credentials beyond an associate degree, regardless of how much debt they’ve accrued. Read more...
In-Your-Face Free Speech
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A new group of Harvard undergraduates seeks to highlight First Amendment rights by inviting the most controversial speakers possible to address the campus. Read more...
Court: Medical Marijuana OK on Arizona Campuses
By Scott Jaschik. An Arizona appeals court ruling last week overturned a state law that barred medical marijuana on college or university campuses, Capitol Media Services reported. Read more...
Pre-College Factors in Racial Gaps on Graduation
By Scott Jaschik. A new study in The Journal of Higher Education finds that 61 percent of the variance on college graduation rates by race can be explained by factors in students' pre-college experiences. Read more...
The Plight of the (Fictional) Liberal College President
By Scott Jaschik. The Devil and Webster depicts feminist campus leader struggling to deal with escalating student protest over tenure denial she knows (but can’t explain in public) was justified. Read more...
American U Afghanistan Will Resume Classes
By Scott Jaschik. The American University of Afghanistan reopened on Saturday and will resume classes tomorrow, Voice of America reported. Security has been enhanced, officials said. Read more...
Agreement on Title IX Complaints Against Wittenberg
By Scott Jaschik. The U.S. Education Department on Friday announced the resolution of complaints filed against Wittenberg University in 2011 and 2013 regarding its obligations under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to investigate reports of sexual assaults. Read more...
