We, the undersigned associate professors, stand in support of our senior women colleagues in their pursuit of pay equity. The practices and structures which we use to hire, retain, evaluate and compensate faculty for their work are known to be biased and they contribute to both historic and ongoing inequities. We call on President Bradley and the Board of Trustees to settle this case in a way that demonstrates the College’s commitment to gender equity and which conveys respect and high regard for the long-standing contributions and value of our female senior colleagues.
We are also concerned about gender-based pay inequity at the associate professor rank. In addition to what the current lawsuit has exposed, a number of us have direct or indirect experiences that have led us to question how gender- and race-based discrimination may exist in contemporary review structures and practices. We therefore call on the College to provide the relevant faculty committees with the resources to undertake a holistic and thorough examination of current salaries and promotion structures, identify those aspects of the post-tenure review process that may contribute to patterns of social inequity, and take action to diminish those inequities. Doing so will bring the College’s practices into closer alignment with the highest values of the institution.
Such an examination of current salary and review systems must include all of our colleagues (including but not limited to assistant professors, lecturers, and visiting and adjunct faculty).
Respectfully signed,
Stuart L. Belli, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Hadley Bergstrom, Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Simona Bondavalli, Associate Professor and Chair of Italian
Kariane Calta, Associate Professor of Mathematics
J. Mark Cleaveland, Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Allan Clifton, Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Director of the Independent
Program
Zach Cofran, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Hiromi T. Dollase, Associate Professor of Japanese and Director of Asian Studies Program
Tom Ellman, Associate Professor of Computer Science
David J. Esteban, Associate Professor of Biology
Megan D. Gall, Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Neuroscience and Behavior
Dara Greenwood, Associate Professor of Psychological Science and Director of Media Studies
Sophia Siddique Harvey, Associate Professor of Film
Jingchen Monika Hu, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Alison Spodek Keimowitz, Associate Professor and Chair of Chemistry
Jennifer Kennell, Associate Professor of Biology
Candice Lowe-Swift, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Adam Lowrance, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
Zoltan Markus, Associate Professor of English and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Jannay Morrow, Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Barbara Olsen, Associate Professor and Chair of Greek and Roman Studies
Sam Okoth Opondo, Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies
Carolyn Palmer, Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Justin Patch, Associate Professor and Chair of Music
Hiram Perez, Associate Professor of English
José G. Perillán, Associate Professor of Physics and STS and Director of STS
Michaela Pohl, Associate Professor of History
Christopher Raymond, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Eréndira Rueda, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Latin American and Latinx Studies
Colette Salyk, Associate Professor of Astronomy and Chair of Physics and Astronomy on the
Maria Mitchell Chair
Jodi Schwarz, Associate Professor of Biology
Jeff Seidman, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Tyrone Simpson, Associate Professor of English
Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Associate Professor of Film
Marc Smith, Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Science
Erica Stein, Associate Professor and Chair of Film
Justin Touchon, Associate Professor of Biology
Nicolás Vivalda, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies
Silke von der Emde, Associate Professor and Chair of German Studies and Director of SILP
Bojana Zupan, Associate Professor of Psychological Science