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EVALUATING THE GENDER GAP PEER INSTITUTIONS PRESIDENTIAL SALARIES
WAGES FOR UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVES
$677,000
6.28% 6.03%
6%
5.45%
5% 4%
4.70%
5.46%
5.39%
4.86%
$629,000
5.18% 4.81% 4.83%
4.81% 4.51%
4.22%
4.09%
4.03%
3.87%
3.67%
3.68%
3.63%
2.96%
3%
3.14%
3.32%
2.76% 2.05%
2%
1.50%
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Interim Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs President Interim CFO Dean of Medical School Interim Athletic Director Chief Information Officer
Female
Dean of Business School Dean of Engineering
9%
Former Law
-14% 2% 25%
Vice President of Development
2% 2%
Athletic Director Executive Vice President Hospital CEO for Medical Affairs President Chief Information Officer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
13% -9% 39% 14% -3% 16%
12
4% 0% -13%
Athletic Director Executive Vice President Hospital CEO for Medical Affairs President Chief Information Officer Chief Financial Officer
Provost
20
Male
-14%
20
Female
PRESIDENT PROVOST EVPMA SEC VP STUDENT VP GOV'T VP COMM GENERAL COUNSEL -27% VP RESEARCH VP DEVELOPMENT CFO ROSS DEAN MED DEAN LAW DEAN SSW DEAN PHARM DEAN PUB HEALTH LSA DEAN GRAD DEAN PUB POL DEAN INFO DEAN URB PLAN DEAN NURSING DEAN EDUCTATION DEAN ART SCHOOL DEAN DENTIST DEAN ENGINEERING DEAN
20
14
Male
13
4
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3‘0
Average Male Presidents’ Salary
Average Female Presidents’ Salary
1%
Vice President of Development
General Counsel
30% 43%
Provost
Vice President of Research
-9% 10% 7%
General Counsel
Vice President of Development
26%
Vice President of Research
17% 4% 17%
66%
TOP 10 UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE SALARIES BY YEAR
2013 POSITION SALARY DIFFERENCES
Female Male
infographic by Eli Scheinholtz
National data shows salaries may skew in favor of men, ‘U’ data suggests otherwise By ALLANA AKHTAR and RACHEL PREMACK Daily Staff Reporters
The University’s administration exhibited an intriguing quality in 2013: a large amount of female representation. Twenty-five of the 41 top positions at the University, including three of the highest positions — president, provost and executive vice president for medical affairs — were held by women in 2013. Though President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman has since retired and Ora Pescovitz, executive vice president for medical affairs, stepped down last year, women hold about half of the University’s executive officer seats. However, data from the University’s 2014 salary report, released in December, indicates that only two women held a spot
on the list of top 10 highest-paid University executives. The University’s compensation philosophy specifically outlines an aim to “(a)ttract, retain, reward and motivate the productivity and commitment of highly qualified, diverse faculty and staff.” The statement also promises the University does not “practice, or tolerate, unlawful discrimination in pay.” This piece examines whether a discrepancy in base salaries between male and female executives exists within the University’s administration. Doing so required extensive data analysis — namely, comparing the salaries of more than 40 positions across the University. These positions include, but are not limited to, the executive vice presidents, deans and provosts. This article also analyzes the salaries of executives at 11 other top colleges with which the University competes for faculty. Ultimately, this article attempts to determine whether or not instances of comparatively higher salaries for male executives are anomalies, or if there is a traceable wage gap within the University’s leader-
ship. Simply — is the University adhering to its own philosophy? Though salaries from a sample of a dozen peer institutions appear to illustrate wage discrepancies based on gender, a Michigan Daily analysis of compensation for top University officials shows the gap may not be statistically significant among University executives. The Provost: A case study Perhaps the most notable salary trend in the University administration is that of the provost. In 2006, Teresa Sullivan became the University’s provost after having served as a vice provost, vice president and graduate dean for the University of Texas at Austin. She had also been the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs for the entire University of Texas system. Sullivan’s base salary at the University was $340,000. By the time she stepped down in 2010, it had grown to $366,331. President Emerita Coleman appointed Philip Hanlon to succeed Sullivan when she departed to assume the University of Virginia presidency in 2010. Hanlon worked at the UniSee GENDER GAP, Page 3A
CAMPUS LIFE
Monologues explore faith, self-identity Students examine diversity and beliefs through open-mic performances By LAURA SCHINAGLE For the Daily
As part of the LSA Honors Program’s second annual Diversity Monologues, students gathered in South Quad’s Java Blue Cafe on Tuesday evening for open-mic style performances based on the theme, “This I Believe.” The Monologue series aims to facilitate conversation about identity and diversity through open-mic events. The theme was inspired by a similar National
Public Radio program of the same name. Clips from the NPR program were played to bookend the performances. LSA senior Harleen Kaur, a Diversity Monologues co-founder and event organizer, said she and others came up with the idea during the peak of social activism movements on campus last year, such as #BBUM and #UMDivest. “We were talking about how to bring these conversations of identity and diversity to Honors in a very safe space and a creative space that would be very supportive for those who are choosing to share their experiences,” Kaur said. Organizers said the theme of Tuesday’s event was purposefully vague to cast a wide net See MONOLOGUES, Page 3A
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Proposal asks CSG to endorse spirit song Assembly also discusses course evaluation data By TANAZ AHMED Daily Staff Reporter
During Central Student Government’s Tuesday meeting, the body considered a proposal to create a new University spirit song and discussed a resolution that would request the University release results from studentcompleted course evaluations. After prompting discussion at last week’s CSG meeting, the topic of “Hail and Unite” — a See CSG, Page 3A
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