Devin Berg May 19, 2023

Would you consider becoming a department chair if the compensation was a stipend of $5500 above your base salary and a 50% release from instructional workload?

Nobody in my department (~40 faculty/staff and ~10 tenured faculty) will consider applying for the role and the admin sees no reason to even consider increasing the compensation.

Show threadEthan WhiteMay 19, 2023
@drb I wouldn't even think about it for that compensation. Feels like another example of an academic institution relying on folks making personal sacrifices instead of properly supporting & compensating them.
Show threadDevin Berg May 19, 2023
@ethanwhite
Exactly. If I'm taking on that much extra stress and anxiety, I'm at least going to be paid for it!
Show threadTitus Brown
@drb @ethanwhite the release from instructional workload is worth a lot of money to some 🤷
May 19, 2023 at 7:03pmWeb
Show threadDevin Berg May 19, 2023
@ctb
I could see that, but in this case you'd still be teaching 2 courses per semester while being chair.
@ethanwhite