In this episode, we discuss the taboo topic of a professor’s salary and the importance of academic salary transparency. We also discuss how administrators can work with junior faculty and help them ease the salary negotiation process. Reference list:
https://www.ccdaily.com/2021/04/a-look-at-faculty-presidents-salaries/
The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2018-19
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/07/02/327289264/episode-550-when-salaries-arent-secret
Music by RuthAnn Schallert-Wygal (schallert.wygal@gmail.com)
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Prof. Kim Michelle Lewis (host) is a Professor of Physics and Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University.
Prof. Pania Newel (host) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Utah.
Prof. Lucy Zhang (host) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
