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July 14, 2025 | Latest Issue
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Daily Debriefing

Women earn 6.9 percent less than men in equivalent positions in higher education, according to a study published by Laura Meyers, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington, Inside Higher Ed reported. The study reported that although factors such as workplace, faculty members' relative efficiency and the longer careers of male faculty members have less impact on salaries than gender, such factors are still relevant, Inside Higher Ed reported. Some gaps in pay are due to women's increased likelihood of working at institutions that emphasize teaching over research, given that institutions that emphasize research tend to pay more. Some discrepancies, however, could not be explained by situational factors. Meyers' research also found that certain disciplines saw decreases in relative salaries following increases in the number of women hired in those departments, according to Inside Higher Ed.

Many Americans perceive minority students as advantaged in accessing higher education and view middle-class students as disadvantaged, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. The information gathered from a 2007 study which will be presented at the annual American Educational Research Association conference in April found that roughly 43 percent of respondents said students from low-income backgrounds had relatively fewer opportunities to go to college than others, while nearly 25 percent of surveyed individuals said qualified members of racial and ethnic minorities have more opportunities to attend institutions of higher education, The Chronicle reported. The study also concluded that individuals who held college degrees and those with high income levels more frequently believe that opportunities for higher education are available to most people. White respondents were more likely than black or Hispanic respondents to answer that minority students gained advantages in access to college, The Chronicle reported.

University of Colorado President Bruce Benson recommended that the institution's journalism school at its Boulder campus be closed, the Daily Camera reported. Campus leaders had previously recommended a "Journalism Plus" plan, through which CU-Boulder would still offer an undergraduate journalism degree but require that students major in another subject in addition to journalism. CU-Boulder would save approximately $500,000 a year if the journalism school were closed, although Benson said that financial considerations were not a part of his recommendation in an interview with the Daily Camera. If the plan is adopted, the university's graduate school would temporarily accommodate the journalism faculty while the school finalized the fate of its journalism program. The Board of Regents may hold an official vote on the journalism school's closure by Friday, according to the Daily Camera.