Tag: Compensation

Sports

Supreme Court Takes Up Long-Running NCAA Dispute Over Student-Athlete Compensation

The Supreme Court will take up a dispute between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and a group of student-athletes who say the NCAA’s restrictions on education-related compensation violate federal antitrust law, reports CBS News. The court agreed on Wednesday to consider the appeal, which was filed by the NCAA after the 9th U.S. Circuit […]

December 16, 2020

News Roundup

Bill Introduced in Georgia Will Allow Payment of College Athletes

A new bill will be introduced in the Georgia General Assembly that will permit college athletes to earn compensation and hire agents, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC). The state of California recently signed a similar bill into a law, which allows college athletes to be paid for the “use of their name, image […]

October 24, 2019

Sports

NCAA Forms Working Group to Examine Name, Image and Likeness

The decision by NCAA president Dr. Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors to appoint a working group to examine issues related to student-athlete name, image and likeness drew sharp reaction from academicians.

May 15, 2019

Sports

Saban’s Contract Extension Raises Player Compensation Questions

The news that University of Alabama football coach will now be paid about $11.125M a year rekindled conversation about whether college athletes should get paid.

May 7, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Plenty of Work Remains in Effort to Close Higher Ed Gender Pay Gap

New evidence suggests some colleges and universities are taking bold steps to even out the playing field when hiring and retaining female faculty and staff.

March 15, 2017

Leadership & Policy

New Kennesaw State President to Receive Big Step Up in Salary

KENNESAW, Ga. ― The new president of Kennesaw State University is in line for a major salary increase. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens’ base annual salary will nearly triple when he becomes the university’s president next month. According to a proposal sent to him Monday by the University System of […]

October 25, 2016