Retirement plan irks Tech employees
January 31, 2011
A proposal from Gov. Bob McDonnell to fix the state’s retirement program will reduce real income of state employees — including all Virginia Tech employees — by 2 percent.
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Tech faculty, staff to receive first salary bonus since 2007
January 20, 2011
Virginia Tech’s salaried faculty and staff received a one-time three percent bonus in December, the first increase in compensation since 2007.
Universities compete for professorial 'rock stars'
October 22, 2009
Various factors involved in salary decisions.
Group examines pay gap between faculty and administrators
April 20, 2009
The 2006-07 Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession reports that between the 1995-96 and 2005-06 academic years, university presidential salaries increased by 35 percent while average faculty salaries increased by 5 percent.
Editorial: Salary study is apples and oranges - but important nonetheless
April 16, 2009
According to the 2006-07 Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, the salaries of university presidents increased by 35 percent, while average faculty salaries increased only by 5 percent. The study tracked the changes over 10 years, beginn
With impending budget cuts, retirement plays a role
April 2, 2009
A quarter of Virginia Tech's tenured faculty members are over the age of 60, and with budget cuts looming, the university must take a careful approach to faculty management.
Editorial: Faculty shouldn't be solely responsible for campus climate
March 24, 2009
Virginia Tech recently imposed guidelines on faculty members of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences to actively support the advancement of diversity on our campus. Participating in such diversity initiatives would be a requirement for faculty w
Faculty pen comics, screenplays
January 29, 2009
As an author, English professor Matthew Vollmer understands that research is an important part of writing any piece. For the title story of his soon-to-be-published collection of short stories, "Future Missionaries of America," his search found him with a
Editorial: Tech's taking positive steps to offer more convenient daycare
December 4, 2008
When working to attract the best faculty and staff to the university, Virginia Tech must take responsibility to provide both affordable and convenient childcare for those employed by the school.
Race task force aims to diversify faculty
September 4, 2008
A specialized group has been working behind the scenes for the past few years to set aggressive goals to diversify the Virginia Tech community. The task force on race and the institution released a series of reports suggesting key ways Tech could improve