UH poly-sci prof. Noel Kent speaks up for a lot of folks on the Manoa campus when he calls out outgoing robber-baron chancellor Virginia Henshaw.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/18820304/uh
Hinshaw's response to this?
Oh sure! Something that is "common practice" makes everything a-ok. This, while students are dealing with ever-rising tuition costs while receiving reduced services in return.
And it's not just Hinshaw's sabbatical pay that's at issue. For years, there's been an unrest over the growth of the administrative positions and the salaries they have been receiving. The new chancellor's salary (almost $100,000 more than his predecessor) seems to be detached from the reality of cutbacks that is seemingly taking place everywhere else in the UH system.
Bravo, Prof. Kent, for finally saying what needed to be said and bringing attention to the issue of outrageous salaries being paid to what has become a top-heavy bureacracy.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/18820304/uh
Kent is a long-time professor at UH and says faculty and students are "demoralized" and "in despair" over what he calls astronomical executives' salaries. He's among critics who've questioned Hinshaw's 10 month sabbatical pay, as she leaves office, of almost $290,000.
He continued shouting at Hinshaw, "How do you justify a $292,000 a year?" UH spokesman Dan Meisenzahl stepped in and escorted Kent away from the interview site, saying, "Sir, this is not the time." Kent replied, "This IS the time! No one else is talking about this. It's time we talked about this!"
He continued shouting at Hinshaw, "How do you justify a $292,000 a year?" UH spokesman Dan Meisenzahl stepped in and escorted Kent away from the interview site, saying, "Sir, this is not the time." Kent replied, "This IS the time! No one else is talking about this. It's time we talked about this!"
Shortly after, we asked her to respond. I said, "Do you feel that it's a fair compensation for the job that you've done?" Hinshaw replied, "Yes. And I think it's very common practice across the U.S., and I plan on trying to assist the university and Hawaii in any way I can going into the future."
And it's not just Hinshaw's sabbatical pay that's at issue. For years, there's been an unrest over the growth of the administrative positions and the salaries they have been receiving. The new chancellor's salary (almost $100,000 more than his predecessor) seems to be detached from the reality of cutbacks that is seemingly taking place everywhere else in the UH system.
Bravo, Prof. Kent, for finally saying what needed to be said and bringing attention to the issue of outrageous salaries being paid to what has become a top-heavy bureacracy.
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