Rattler Nation has learned that some full-time and adjunct professors have not been paid this semester. We are told that their are over 15 professors who have gone without pay. Some even claim to be owed money from last semester.Understandably, this has caused some of them to cancell their classes until the pay issue is resolved. Several of them even stormed the VP of Academic Affairs' office today to demand their money.
Unfortunately, this isn't the first time that the University has had problems paying profressors. This summer some law school faculty threatened to cancell their classes over similar pay issues, and a year ago adjunct faculty had similar pay issues.
Meanwhile, students without instructors cannot learn.
That's funny... TMBW and BOTs can find $250,000 + expenses to pay a consulting firm to do a presidential search, yet can not find $ to pay its professors?? Anyone beside me see something terribly wrong with this scenerio??
ReplyDeleteIf only it were a presidential search! This is $250k for a search for Deans!
ReplyDeleteI have become very disappointed with the BOT, especially Chairperson Lowe. Does the permanent President not have the right to recruit his/her own team.
ReplyDeleteThe BOT has lost their minds...especially Challis Lowe.
IT IS IMMORAL FOR AN INSTITUTION NOT TO PAY ITS WORKERS.
ReplyDeleteIF CASTELL HAD AN OUNCE OF PERSONAL INTEGRITY, SHE WOULD WRITE THESE PEOPLE A PERSONAL CHECK
Keep this in proportion. Not to say that people should not be paid, but 15 professors out of more than 700. That's less than 2%. It's a terrible situation but a managable situation. What department are these professors from? Maybe it's the department.
ReplyDeleteI am a professor with an incredible teaching record and a nice research vita. I did not get paid. I QUIT last Friday and I have already been offered a position by another university (at a higher rate of pay I might add). I came to FAMU with a certain idealism, but I cannot work for free. This is not the first time I have not been paid. It happens TOO frequently. FAMU is always good for the money, if not timely, but I have finally had enough. GOODBYE RATTLERS!!
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