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With the dollar’s declining value taken into account, new data shows that real wages grew by half a percent. But pay remains well below pre-pandemic levels, and full-time women and part-timers continue to receive less than others. For the first time since the pandemic began, the average salary has risen for full-time U.S. faculty members after adjusting for inflation, according to the American Association of University Professors’ annual pay survey. But while that’s welcome news, the raise...

Poverty impacts more than half-a-million Wisconsinites, which impacts mental health. Four experts talk Tuesday at UWGB to shed light and awareness.

During an informational town hall on Dec. 7, Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi and select members of the University’s budget allocation model working group discussed Penn State’s efforts to modernize and transform its budgeting process. An archived recording of the discussion can be viewed at https://liveevents.psu.edu/.

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi will host an online informational town hall event at 9 a.m. on Dec. 7 at LiveEvents.psu.edu to share updates and an overview of the process to develop a new University budget allocation model.