Faculty pay raises approved, range from 3-16 percent
Assistant, associate professors get biggest hike
Jennifer Coleman
Issue date: 10/25/06 Section: News
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An initiative to significantly increase all faculty and staff salaries was approved by the Notre Dame de Namur Board of Trustees Oct. 25.
According to a letter sent out to faculty and staff members by Mary Haesloop, executive director of human resources and special assistant to the president, "Faculty salary scales have been adjusted a minimum of 3 percent."
The raise in pay comes after years of faculty and staff not receiving large pay raises, according to Dr. Betty Friedman, chair, Faculty Senate salary and benefits committee.
"The university was only able to adjust salaries 1 percent (for the 2005-2006 academic year) and, in the preceding several years, no increase was available," Haesloop said.
"Raises are given out at various times depending on the contracts or the budget process, but it has been awhile," Friedman added. "I think the last 3 percent raise was about four years ago".
A 3 percent increase is the minimum for the new faculty wage hikes. According to an updated version of NDNU's faculty handbook, the board approved a 16 percent raise for assistant professors, up to 9 percent for associate professors and a 3 percent raise for full professors, core faculty and part-time faculty.
"Tenure track professors have three ranks in the academic system - assistant, associate and full professor," Friedman explained. "Rank depends on a professor's terminal degree, experience teaching in their field, service to the university and administrative experience."
Friedman added that every few years professors go through a "rigorous application process for advancement" up the ranks.
This year, the board gave the highest raise to assistant professors, who according to the ranking system, are on the first level and reportedly had salaries well below their rank at other similar universities.
According to Friedman, the raise "is immediate and is retroactive from the beginning of each faculty contract."
Contracts typically last anywhere from nine months to a year for faculty members but most contracts for this school year began in July.
According to a letter sent out to faculty and staff members by Mary Haesloop, executive director of human resources and special assistant to the president, "Faculty salary scales have been adjusted a minimum of 3 percent."
The raise in pay comes after years of faculty and staff not receiving large pay raises, according to Dr. Betty Friedman, chair, Faculty Senate salary and benefits committee.
"The university was only able to adjust salaries 1 percent (for the 2005-2006 academic year) and, in the preceding several years, no increase was available," Haesloop said.
"Raises are given out at various times depending on the contracts or the budget process, but it has been awhile," Friedman added. "I think the last 3 percent raise was about four years ago".
A 3 percent increase is the minimum for the new faculty wage hikes. According to an updated version of NDNU's faculty handbook, the board approved a 16 percent raise for assistant professors, up to 9 percent for associate professors and a 3 percent raise for full professors, core faculty and part-time faculty.
"Tenure track professors have three ranks in the academic system - assistant, associate and full professor," Friedman explained. "Rank depends on a professor's terminal degree, experience teaching in their field, service to the university and administrative experience."
Friedman added that every few years professors go through a "rigorous application process for advancement" up the ranks.
This year, the board gave the highest raise to assistant professors, who according to the ranking system, are on the first level and reportedly had salaries well below their rank at other similar universities.
According to Friedman, the raise "is immediate and is retroactive from the beginning of each faculty contract."
Contracts typically last anywhere from nine months to a year for faculty members but most contracts for this school year began in July.
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