The Higher Ed Workplace Blog

In a recent series of FAQs, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs explains whether academic institutions should include student workers in their affirmative action plans and provides guidance regarding who is considered a student worker.

Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of some labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Read the latest from Ira.

While contingent workers are vital players in the higher ed landscape, they are often subject to unstable, grueling working arrangements. With 73 percent of all faculty positions now off the tenure track, it’s imperative for institutions to support this growing cohort.

The Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017 imposes a 21 percent excise tax on applicable tax-exempt organizations that pay a covered employee in excess of $1 million or an excess parachute payment. Here’s what higher ed institutions need to know and do to comply.

While the information technology workforce in higher education is currently mostly White and male, a demographic shift could be on the horizon. According to new research from CUPA-HR, a looming retirement wave in this sector could pave the way for more women and minorities to move into IT leadership roles.

Early-career employees can benefit greatly from projects that stretch their abilities and take them outside the realm of their day-to-day work. As you consider giving your early-career employees stretch projects to support their development, here are a few things to keep in mind.

It’s essential to understand the realities facing workers in different generations and to develop strategies that respond to each. This can seem daunting, but the good news is that as different as the generations are, many of their goals and aspirations overlap: a meaningful career, financial security and a retirement that will allow them to continue contributing to society on their own terms.

Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of some labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira.

What does it take to be successful as a leader? By following a simple four-step process, you can greatly increase your leadership capability and earn the trust and respect of those on your team as well as others on campus.

For the first time since 2005, the number of colleges and universities offering healthcare benefits for employees’ domestic partners has decreased. According to CUPA-HR’s 2019 Healthcare Benefits for Higher Education Employees Survey, in just the past two years, the number of higher education institutions offering healthcare benefits for same-sex domestic partners has fallen 10 percentage points, and the number offering these benefits for opposite-sex domestic partners has fallen 6 percentage points.