April 18, 2008

Gap Persists Between Faculty Salaries at Public and Private Institutions

By RICHARD BYRNE

Gaps in faculty pay between private and public colleges and universities continue to widen, warned the American Association of University Professors in its annual report on the economic status of the profession. It is a divide, the group argues, that threatens the ability of public institutions to recruit and retain faculty members at all levels.

"When public universities cannot compete in terms of salary and other resources," states the report, "private universities may be able to

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