April 18, 2008

Wisconsin's Flagship Is Raided for Scholars

By ROBIN WILSON

Public institutions can't match job offers from private universities

Jon C. Pevehouse had not even finished his first year as a tenure-track professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2001 when other universities began trying to lure him away. By last year, Mr. Pevehouse decided it was time to consider the offers seriously. He quickly ended up more than doubling his salary, with a move to the University of Chicago.

Mr. Pevehouse was considered an up-and-comer, and

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