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Show me the money: faculty pay cuts a year later JANE CALLAHAN Associate News Editor
October marks one year since the faculty agreed to a controversial pay cut that has had ripple effects throughout the university community. “ T he cuts at U H are the largest in memor y of the current facult y,” sa id Mar i Matsuda, professor at the R ichardson S chool of L aw. All faculty members received a 6.6 percent pay cut after talks through the University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly (UHPA) lasted for over 15 months. The fi rst proposal saw an 86 percent rejection from faculty. One of the bigger points of contention was the proposal of retrenchment, which would allow the university to let go of tenured faculty. The final agreement ruled out that possibility, which is effective until 2013. Ken Kipnis, professor and chair of the philosophy department, said that students are one of the groups affected by the cuts. “ We faculty are honoring our obligations to students. Notwithstanding, it is not certain that Mānoa’s most serious and long standing problems, particularly those involving entering freshmen, will receive the attention we ought to devote to them,” said K ipnis. K ipnis sa id that t wo -thirds of his depar tment ’s photocopying budget was slashed, leaving the st udents to pr int and copy mater ials, draw ing f rom their ow n pockets. In a PBS Hawaiʻi interview in April, the host asked President Greenwood about students’ ability to register for the classes they need and to complete a degree in four years, to which she said, “I can’t sit here and tell you that in this kind of budget environment
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The Kuykendall building is only one among many UHM facilities that requires renovation and upgrades. Coupled with the faculty pay cuts, the situation is leaving faculty feeling increasingly fustrated.
that there won’t be students who can’t get classes.” Matsuda said that the budget cuts impede the types of materials students can access. “When the library says ‘sorry, we can’t get that journal you need’ it takes away our sense that we are a first-class university.” Mimi Sharma, a professor of Asian Studies and a faculty member for over 30 years, said that she sees her students wrestling with the economic downturn. “( T hey) are struggling … many are going from the Mānoa campus to a communit y college campus, all the while tr ying to keep up with rising tuition costs.” Reed Dasenbrock, vice chancellor of academic affairs, said that Mānoa would like to increase enrollment by 15 percent. Despite the fact that the University of Hawai‘i system is accepting more students and raising tuition, the f lagship campus of Mānoa continues to experience department cuts. T he U H PA posted t he sa la r ies of t he top adm i n ist rators a f ter pay c ut s , w it h P resident Greenwood ma k i ng $ 42 7, 512 (out side of subsidi zed hous i ng), Dr. Jer r is Hedges ( Dea n of t he S chool of Medici ne) ma k i ng $ 4 6 9,6 8 0, a nd t he footba l l coach pul l i ng i n $1.1 m il l ion a yea r. David Stannard, profes sor and chair of the A merican Studies department, cites a disconnect. “ T he combinat ion of increased t uit ion and record at tendance at U H is br inging more money into the inst it ution than ever,” sa id St annard. “ T here is no good reason for major f inancial cuts to the fac ult y or depar tments.” See Pay cuts, next page