I hope you picked up on a little sarcasm a couple of weeks ago when I noted how kind it was of UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady to teach a class in international negotiation “for free” to help with the university’s tightening budget.
No sarcasm from Greensboro’s Todd Schmidt, who speaks his mind in this letter to the editor:
Chancellor Linda Brady is making $315,000 a year. If she has to work an extra 2.5 hours a week (the length of one class), so be it. The chancellor, along with the other six-figured-salary deans, aren’t doing anything for “free.” In fact, they are being compensated handsomely. Even though the school’s budget is being cut by 7 percent, their salaries are not being cut.
It is at best disingenuous, and at worst insulting to taxpayers, to act as though they’re volunteering for the good of the university, which is exactly what this article does. As an alumnus, I’m not surprised by the arrogance shown by these UNCG employees patting themselves on the back for doing their jobs.
Meanwhile, the N&R talks about the message of shared sacrifice Brady is sending to faculty members.
