Dive Brief:
- The University of Michigan’s president-to-be says he would like the school to report the supplemental pay and bonuses of its employees, in addition to their salaries.
- State law requires that the university report employee's base salaries, and faculty have publicly called for the institution to report all compensation.
- Mark Schlissel, who takes office in July, told the Ann Arbor News that he supports reporting all compensation, “unless there are legal reasons in my way.”
Dive Insight:
One bone of contention with the faculty is administration pay. Publishing full compensation data will help reduce suspicions about how the university distributes bonuses and other extra pay, according to faculty members. Faculty weren’t pleased to learn, through leaked documents, that the leader of the school’s unpopular downsizing was paid a salary of $330,000 in 2012, plus $130,000 in extra compensation. More leaked documents, plus a Freedom of Information Act request, turned up information showing that supplemental pay grew by $33 million between 2004 and 2013, to $46 million.