| Pay of Professors at Mass. State Colleges Trails Peers (Boston Globe) | Wed, 05/14/2008 | Independent study shows sharp salary disparity among Massachusetts state college professors as compared with their peers. |
| UMass Chief Asks Degree Be Rescinded (Boston Globe) | Tue, 05/13/2008 | UMass President recommends that Board of Trustees rescind honorary degree awarded to President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. |
| Endowment Debate Seeps into the States (Inside Higher Ed) | Thu, 05/01/2008 | Massachusetts Legislators consider imposing tax on colleges with endowments over $1 billion. |
| UMass Celebrates Founding (The Republican) | Wed, 04/30/2008 | Patrick says the University is well positioned to take education to next level; faculty and staff ask for "no more pay cuts". |
| The AAUP Reports on Faculty Salaries (The AAUP Online) | Tue, 04/29/2008 | AAUP's annual report on faculty salaries and compensation indicates some worrisome facts regarding priorities. |
| UMass Faculty Lobbies for Pay Raises (The Republican) | Tue, 04/01/2008 | UMass faculty create proclamation for the Governor calling on him to invest in public higher education, increase financial aid, and offer pay raises that at least equal the true cost of living in Massachusetts. |
| The 'Double Hit' on Women's Salaries (Inside Higher Ed) | Tue, 03/25/2008 | Scholar at University fo Iowa presents findings that show gender-based pay gaps in higher education. |
| Not So Free Speech in Campus Governance (Inside Higher Ed) | Mon, 03/24/2008 | Federal district court decision could make it impossible for professors to freely debate hiring choices or campus policies. |
| UC-Berkeley Fights to Retain Professors (Boston Globe) | Sat, 03/15/2008 | University of California/Berkeley raised $1.1 billion to fight raids on its faculty by competing elite schools. |
| The Shrinking Professoriate (Inside Higher Ed) | Wed, 03/12/2008 | National Center for Education Statistics shows evidence of growth of full-time administrative jobs within higher education. |
| Tuition, Fees at UMass Expected to Increase by $288 (Boston Globe) | Wed, 03/05/2008 | UMass Board of Trustees approve 3.1% increase in tuition and fees for 2008-2009 school year. |
| Administrators' Pay Rises 4%, Beating Inflation for 11th Consecutive Year (Chronicle of Higher Education) | Fri, 02/29/2008 | Report released by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources finds that median salaries of college administrators increased by 4% during FY08, outpacing inflation. |
| Prisons Vs. Colleges (Inside Higher Ed) | Fri, 02/29/2008 | Five states are currently spending more on prisons than colleges. For every dollar spent on higher education, U.S. states average 60 cents spent on prisons -- a figure that is nearly double from 20 years ago. |
| Disputed Plan Would Let Congress Weigh In on State Budgets for Colleges (Chronicle of Higher Ed) | Thu, 02/21/2008 | U.S. House of Representatives proposal calls for states to increase spending on higher education. |
| GI Bill Fall Short of College Tuition Costs (Boston Globe) | Sun, 02/10/2008 | Veterans' financial and bureaucratic struggles to go to college after combat service. |
| Colleges and the Numbers Game (Boston Globe) | Mon, 02/04/2008 | The US Senate Finance Committee presses wealthiest colleges to stop raising tuition as their tax-exempt endowments grow at double-digit rates. |
| Colleges Brace for Cuts as State Economies Take a Turn for the Worse (Chronicle of Higher Education) | Thu, 01/17/2008 | Higher Education institutions face possible budget cuts rather than increases. |
| Patrick's Health Insurance Plan Harms State Workers (Daily Hampshire Gazette) | Wed, 01/16/2008 | Max Page's letter to the editor about Governor Patrick's proposal to increase health insurance premiums for state employees. |
| Working for the Union Label (Boston Globe Op-Ed) | Tue, 01/15/2008 | MSP Member Ralph Whitehead on why unionization matters. |
| Patrick May Hike School Spending by $368m (Boston Globe) | Tue, 01/15/2008 | Governor Patrick's plans to make education his administration's top priority. |
