Websites of interest to members can be found below.

 

ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE) www.arohe.org

Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS) www.trsga.com

 

PRESENTATIONS

Funding and Resources for Retiree Organizations – presentation by Dorothy Zinsmeister at GA-HERO Oct. 17, 2014 meeting

Funding Your Retirement Organization: A Model Plan – presentation by John Bugge at GA-HERO Oct, 17, 2014 meeting

 

PUBLICATIONS

State University of New York Guide to Starting a Campus-Based Retirees Organization http://old.suny.edu/retirees/documents/RSC%20Guide%20to%20Starting%20a%20Campus-Based%20Retirees%20Organization.pdf

Emory University’s Steps to Retirement for Faculty, April 2016
http://www.emory.edu/emeritus/documents/RetirementBrochure20161.pdf

ACE: Faculty Retirement Transitions, An Alfred P. Sloan project to investigate faculty retirement transitions and award institutions that have innovative best practices. http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Faculty-Retirement-Transitions.aspx

 

 

ARTICLES
(Note: these articles are offered for information only. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of GA-HERO, its Board of Directors or its membership).

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Study: Retirees’ economic clout worth pursuing.” Posted: Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014.  http://www.myajc.com/news/business/study-retirees-economic-clout-worth-pursuing/njczd/#521dc7aa.3254161.735603

Inside Higher Ed: “Emeritus Colleges Allow Professors to Stay Engaged” https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/10/07/emeritus-colleges-allow-professors-stay-engaged

Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, “Faculty Retirement Transitions Revitalized”  http://www.changemag.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/2013/March-April%202013/retirement_full.html

The Chronicle of Higher Education (opinion and response): “The Forever Professors” http://chronicle.com/article/Retire-Already-/149965/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en; “Dignity in Retirement Is Not Too Much to Ask” http://chronicle.com/article/Dignity-in-Retirement-Is-Not/150191/

Kiplinger: “State-by-State Guide to Taxes on Retirees” (September 2014)     http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/retirement/T055-S001-state-by-state-guide-to-taxes-on-retirees/index.php