Dive Brief:

• The Western Michigan University professors' union has voted to censure Provost Tim Greene for his handling of gender equity and pay for female faculty.
• The vote is symbolic and carries no legal weight, but is a strong statement; only one professor voted against the motion.
• Hundreds of tenured female professors were eligible to receive gender-equity adjustments after a study found they earned less than their male counterparts, but those payments have been delayed.

Dive Insight:

The school's 2011 contract with faculty included the provision for the make-up payments. The union is upset not only with delays, but also with an email that outlined how the process would take place. For example, female professors in departments with no male professors would be disqualified.