Six years of data from the TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance Index (P-Fin Index) clearly demonstrate that U.S. adults with greater financial literacy tend to have better financial well-being. This report shows that retirement readiness, a specific realm of financial well-being, likewise...

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 aimed to end sex-based discrimination at work and in education. Since the passage of these landmark acts, gender equity has come a long way. More women than men are earning college degrees, including Ph.Ds., and women do...

This report examines financial well-being and financial literacy, and the relationship between the two, among the full-time higher education workforce.Debt is ubiquitous among college and university employees—82% carry some form of debt, and 51% are debt constrained to some degree. Debt is...

Increasingly, higher education places a premium on leaders who can detect a trend early enough to formulate an institutional response that also addresses a broader societal problem. Although data are plentiful about past trends, extrapolating from them to future trends is difficult to do in...

Short-term and vocational certificate programs have proliferated in the United States, spurred by prominent policy initiatives and student demand. Nationally, postsecondary institutions distribute about one million short-term certificates annually, constituting approximately about 25% of...