Female faculty members and graduate students in the political science department at Rutgers University believe that they are being unfairly treated because of their gender, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The charges of unequal compensation and exclusion from leadership positions were first voiced in April 2007 to the dean of Arts and Sciences but no inequalities were observed by the University, The Chronicle reported. Female faculty members argued those findings by writing to the University's President Richard L. McCormick in May 2007, who went on to launch an investigative committee into the allegations. A July 2008 report from the committee uncovered "evidence of subtle and not-so-subtle bias against women in the department." According to The Chronicle, discrimination against women is also evident in other academic departments and other schools around the U.S. The average salaries of women in educational professions at universities and colleges is 78.1 percent of the salaries of their male colleagues, according to a 2006 study conducted by the American Association of University Professors.
Although community colleges often educate low-income students, approximately 40 percent of students enrolled full-time at community colleges do not fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. A report published by the Federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance says that many students do not think that they are eligible for financial aid, some maintain that they have enough money to pay for their tuition and a small percentage believe the FAFSA form is too complicated. In order to compensate for a lack of funds, students take out loans or work, which can interfere with class attendance. Recent changes in the financial aid regulations make applying for aid easier and more appealing to students who demonstrate need. As a part of the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, students and families with an income of $30,000 or less do not have to contribute to any college costs, The Chronicle reported.
The Tuck School of Business finished as one of the top 10 business schools in six different categories according to The Princeton Review's publication of the best business schools, released Monday. Tuck finished second in most family friendly, sixth in the best career prospects category and 10th in toughest to get into. The Princeton Review rates each business school on a scale of 60 to 99 in various areas for each academic year. The majority of the ratings are based either partly or entirely on business school student opinions gathered from an MBA student survey. Tuck was previously ranked fifth as the best business school by The Economist Intelligence Unit in September 2008, seventh in the annual U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate business schools in April 2008 and 15th in the Financial Times' Global MBA rankings in January 2008.
