The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources today released its annual report on faculty salaries for the 2009-10 academic year. Among the interesting findings:

• 32.6% of faculty had their salaries reduced, with a median decrease of 3%
• 21.2% of faculty had their salaries frozen
• 46.2% of faculty had their salaries increased, with a median increase of 3%
• 8.3% of administrators had their salaries reduced
• The highest-paid disciplines:  law ($102,101); business ($91,886), engineering ($90,208)
• The lowest-paid disciplines:  English ($60,850), parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies ($61,709), visual and performing arts ($61,898)

Press and blogosphere coverage:

• Chronicle of Higher Education, One-Third of Faculty Members See Dip in Their Salaries
• Inside Higher Ed, Salaries Fell for 32.6% of Faculty