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University of Iowa Salaries Not Competitive

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University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld has asked the deans of each college on the Iowa City campus to evaluate faculty compensation and flag areas of concern…. University of Iowa
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The University of Iowa has dropped 26 spots in a recent U-S-A Today rankings evaluating faculty pay over the past 12 years…..
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Harreld is asking for a four-and-a-half MILLION dollar “faculty vitality” effort, to boost both salaries and research support for faculty. Harreld told reporters if he doesn’t get that money from legislators and the governor, he’ll “find another way to do it.”
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