UNC system chancellors defend leave policy

wow what a joke. this is shocking. don't just quit like that. need resveratrol supplements to keep going.

is totally out-of-control because of idiotic policies and the selfish priorities of the administrators. They are paid good salaries to do perform their administrative duties. Upon retirement (or termination), they have retirement benefits. If they return to their academic departments with lucrative salaries, they are often detrimental to faculty morale and departmental budgets. Change is badly needed; just compare the escalating cost of a college education vs. the CPI!!

There is no way to defend this policy if you have half a brain - but then the chancellors at most of the unc system universitites are just greedy pigs, just like Erskine Bowles.

I feel that six figure salaries are more than enough to have qualified applicants seek these administrative positions. If the perform well they shouldn't worry about retaining their positions so the year salary cushion is nothing short of defrauding the tax payers and should be terminated immediately.

Everyone's heart bleeds for these stressed out overpaid bureaucrats. But the main point is, WHY should an "administrator" be REWARDED for sucking at their job (for which they were paid highly increased salary), both from a retreat standpoint, and the increased 60% salary? Where is the incentive for someone to do a good job--sounds like JUST the incentive to ABUSE these policies. Just like the state government, no accountability, and the taxpayer is screw-ed whether these people do their job or not for which they were paid handsomely. If they don't do their damn job, become "unpopular", etc., you go back to your old job (or get fired) just like the rest of the world. Pathetic!!

There's a reason such packages are "difficult to digest". There's also a reason the term "ivory tower" was coined.

Many jobs are difficult and high stress. One year of pay with no or just light requirements, is not a proper solution.

Perhaps we could leave these packages in, if once it begins, the school publicly fire immeadiately 3 teachers in the chancellor's proposed school to make up for the 300k or so that person is taking from his department to "transition".

There. The administrators get their package and the school gets nothing taken from their bottom line. If they are OK with that, so am I. :)

8 million over five years. Don't complain that you dont have enough money to pay teaching assistants or tell me again how you need to raise student fees. My guess is this is not the only place in academia where cash is wasted.

Perhaps we should do more for these folks. It's obvious that their work load has taken it's toll. Bless their hearts!

Of course the Chancellors defend this policy. They are the beneficiaries. Ask anyone in prison if they are guilty and he will say no. The salaries and benefits for UNC educators has gotten out of hand. Our elected politicians have done a lousy job of supervising this for years.