By Olivia Krauth–
Some Arts and Sciences faculty say they are underpaid and are working to change that.
The faculty salary working group defines their job as one of “research and information gathering,” according to an email sent to all A&S faculty members earlier this month. For their first goal, FSWG is looking into creating a proposal for upper-level administration that addresses lower salaries, which some have said aren’t competitive enough to retain top faculty.
“There’s an ethical argument,” Susan Jarosi, a FSWG member, said of fighting the low salaries. Jarosi said some faculty in the college weren’t getting paid enough to meet the level the Economic Policy Institute considers middle class, which Jarosi said was “bare bones.