Tenure and Faculty Compensation Faculty Assembly January 2017

Tenure and Faculty Compensation Faculty Assembly January 2017 Gabriel Lugo

AAUP Statement of Principles of Academic Freedom and Tenure is a means to certain ends; specifically: 1) freedom of teaching and research and of extramural activities, and 2) a sufficient degree of economic security to make the profession attractive to men and women of ability. Freedom and economic security, hence, tenure, are indispensable to the success of an institution in fulfilling its obligations to its students and to society.

Academic Freedom How is it linked with tenure • Number of Supreme Court cases upholding academic freedom • Academic freedom extends to students – Personal anecdote • Academic freedom extends to teaching and research – Protects against controversial and long range investigations (eg, Gravitational Waves)

Path to Tenure – A Big Filter 1, 700, 000 # Awarded 100% 1, 800, 000 1, 600, 000 1, 400, 000 700, 000 1, 200, 000 41. 18% 1, 000 800, 000 50, 000 600, 000 2. 94% 400, 000 14, 000 0. 84% 200, 000 0 BS/BA Master Doctoral New TT

Pathway to Faculty Position Ave. No. Years to Doctoral Degree. S ince Field Ave. Age BS/BA Grad Physical Sciences 7. 3 6. 5 29. 9 Life Sciences 8. 4 6. 9 31. 1 Social Sciences 9. 4 7. 7 32. 4 Humanities 11. 0 9. 2 34. 2 Education 15. 0 11. 7 38. 8 Source: NSF Doctorate Recipients Survey (2014)

Faculty Career vs. Other Age 22 32 35 Faculty BA/BS Degree Ph. D – Starts Post-Doc Asst. Prof. Start TT career Non-Faculty BS/BS – Starts Career 10 Years into career 13 Years into career 41 47 65 Tenure & promotion to Assoc. Full Professor. Last promotion May retire with 33 Yrs of service 19 Years into career 25 Years into career May retire with 43 Yrs of service 66% of Faculty start with average debt of $60, 000

Peer Review • • Starts at Doctoral defense Review for Postdoc positions Review during hiring to professorial rank Annual review Review for Reappointment Review for Tenure and Promotion to Associate Review for promotion to Full (There are only two promotions in the entire career • Post Tenure Review

RTP Review Cycles Peer Chair CRTP Dean Provost CEO Asst. Rppt. Assoc. Full PTR BOT

Trends on Tenure, Tenure-Track Lines 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1969 1993 Tenure Line Source: AAUP Trends on Faculty Employment 2011 Contingent

Median Salary of Ph. D Recipients 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Postdoc Academe Industry Government

Fac/Adm Median Salaries 17’-22’ Fac/Adm Projected Salary Median over 5 Yrs 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Asst Assoc Full CAO 2017 Source: UNCW data 2022 CEO Pres.

Conclusion • Tenure needed to attract talent • Peer review is ongoing and rigorous • Academic Freedom is Central to the integrity of research, teaching and learning • Lagging salary increase rates need to be addressed NOW.