[CED/CD/EAT] Faculty Equity Analysis within ALVSCE

[Ratje, Jeffrey M - (jmratje)]

Academic Unit Heads, FC Chair, DRAC co-Chairs, CATE Chair,

Commission on the Status of Women hosted a Pay Equity Discussion today.  Out of ~40 people, ALVSCE was well represented.  As each of you know, this issue is causing angst among our colleagues.  I was humbled to attend and listen.  The audience asked, including several people from CALS, what are colleges doing to monitor pay equity.  I was surprised by this, as Dean Burgess has presented equity at multiple 'State of the College' presentations, addressed concerns in 'Dear Colleagues' memos, and discussed our efforts with unit and shared governance leaders.

The fact that there were so many questions suggests communications surrounding this issue are very important.  Please discuss this information with your colleagues.

Equity Review in ALVSCE
ALVSCE has performed an equity analysis<https://compass.arizona.edu/dbs/policies/compensation-adjustments> annually since 2014 due to a request from Dean Burgess.  To my knowledge, ALVSCE is the only college/division at the UA that regularly, and in documented fashion, performs such a review.

The review process has incrementally improved through annual conversations with HR, faculty groups within CALS, and other appropriate groups at UA.  Admittedly, it is not perfect but continues to get better.  It is based on the US Supreme Court's definition of equity, which use a statistical test to demonstrate inequitable pay at a significant level.

After our analysis identifies potential inequity, we contact the Unit Head for further investigation.  Those cases found to be inequitable result in salary adjustments.

If you would like to discuss this further, please let me and/or Heather Roberts-Wrenn know.  Heather is in my office and runs the process each year.  Thank you for your leadership in discussing this important topic and working with us to improve the process.

Jeffrey Ratje
Associate Vice President, Finance, Administration, Operations | Treasurer, Arizona Experiment Station
Division of Agriculture, Life & Veterinary Sciences & Cooperative Extension | The University of Arizona
PO Box 210036, Forbes Building, Rm 314C
1140 E. So. Campus Drive | Tucson, AZ  85721
Phone: (520) 621-1468 | Fax: (520) 621-8558
Please visit our website: https://compass.arizona.edu/dbs

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