tl19731214-000 "towerlight Volume XXVII No. 16 Reasons cited: Towson State College Faculty salary inequities claimed to exist at Towson by Bryan Harness It has been claimed recently that faculty salary inequities exist at all colleges. including Towson State College. Dean of Academic Affairs, Dr. Kenneth Shaw, said recently that three of the reasons for the inequities were market conditions. timing. and sexism. Dr. Shaw. in explaining that inequities could be caused by market demands. said that in the course of time different instructors are hired at different salaries. but market demands. meanwhile keep changing with time. This can interchange with the second cause of inequities. timing. The two ""interact to the point that they're hard to separate,"" said Dr. Shaw. Sexism Another cause of inequities is sexism. ""Women,"" said Shaw. ""have been in an inferior market position."" One Cause of the poor position that women occupy is the teaching market; has been caused by what Shaw described as a ""societal sexism."" which dictates that the male must get a job, and the female must follow the male. This limits her bargaining position for she must Officers elected With the election of four new officers, the Black Student Union has undergone a change in structure from their previous board of coordinators. Dennis Jay captured the presidency with Marallom Browan as vice-president, Larry Hughes as treasurer and Alberta Byrne as secretary. Out of 440 black students, 198 votes were cast in the election held last week. teach in the same geographical area as her husband, although better job opportunities may exist elsewhere. Other causes of sexism inequities stem from the fact that people will hire women, and think that they should get a lower salary particularly if they are single. or if they're husbands are employed. In an attempt to bring an end to the faculty inequities. Shaw said that the board. of Trustees had been asked to consider setting aside a portion of money for the adjustment of inequities. to be administered locally. ""This is thought to be both legal and the right thing to do in the campus situation:* said Shaw. If this isn't done. Shaw indicated that the next best thing would be for the board require the colleges to set aside an amount of money for this purpose. Should none of these things. happen. there is still a commitment to end inequities. The campus Affirmative Action Committee would also be consulted. to make sure that insight is not lost into any racial or sexual inequities. Dr. Annette Flower of the English Department, said that there were several reasons why faculty salary inequities existed for women at Towson. Imbalance of women There is an imbalance of women in the ranks. she said. 64 percent of the women faculty members are in the bottom two ranks. while only 48 percent of the male faculty occupy an equal ranking. ""Women have been concentrated in the bottom two ranks,"" said Dr. Flower. ""Thus, somebody might not only have an inequitable salary at their rank. but if they should be at a higher rank, then there is a greater inequity involved."" ""Project: Literacy"" also: The committee on the Status of Women. which conducted a study for three years, saw that the situation v'as worsening, in the sense that men have been promoted more frequently than women."" The proportion of women between the upper and lower ranks has stagnated at 36 per cent - 64 per cent, while the proportion of men moving from the bottom ranks to the upper ranks has increased. The hiring pattern has also been unfavorable. Women have been hired primarily into the bottom two ranks. and in lesser numbers than men. In essence. it was indicated that the major concerns are with salaries of women faculty members. and the rank or position of women faculty. It is hoped that qualified women will be promoted. that more women will be hired, and that women will receive salary adjustments. Committee established Dr. Douglas Martin. President of the Local Chapter of AAUP-Faculty Association. announced that a salary and fringe benefit committee has been established. A similiar organization had existed in the faculty association. but the new one was formed after the faculty association and AAUP joined. The committee. headed by Dr. Paul Douglas of the department, will look into the question of salary inequities. and will define and document the various inequities that exist. It is a standing committee which will deal with other aspects of salary and fringe benefits after it is finished with the subject of inequities. Spring report The committee, hopes Martin. will make a report in the spring after it has surfaced the various inequities. (Continued on Page 3) December 14, 1973 Towson, Md. 21204 t. Dean of Academic Affairs faculty inequities. 0,071, 04. photo by Coke Hagepanos Kenneth Shaw discusses Summer school could be affected by crisis External situations and conditions which could have an effect on the 1974 summer school session at Towson State College are being kept under close observation, commented Dean Joseph Cox, Administrator. of the summer and evening division at Towson State College. ��It is not a question of having summer sChool. but coming to a kind of consensus as to how many classes to run.- 120-hour graduation requirement approved by A.C. By Sue DeBolt Towson's Academic Counicl voted to approve the 120-hours of C. or better graduation requiremtnt plus endorsed the English Department Committee Report for ""Project: Literacy"" in their Monday. December 10 meeting. The motion concerning new graduation requirements originally stated: That the 120-hour graduation requirement as presented be approved to become effective in September. 1974, and that departments involved be required to devise competency expectations and testing methods in the areas of mathematical reasoning. speech. written composition, and reading and verbamnreasoning by February 1. 1974, and that the Academic Standards Committee study these recommendations and implement them by September. 1974 (Academic Stadards Committee. Dr. Dan Jones moved to separate the question of the. 120hours proposal from that of competancies and the council approved. The proposal to reduce graduation requirements included the following stipulations: 1-120-hours of the earned grade of C or better are required for graduation from Towson State College. The grades of PA. PE. and S are considered equivalent to C. and may be counted toward graduation within the established credit limits of the college's academic policies ( English 30.102. Freshman Composition, or the equivalent must be included in the 120-hours). An earned grade of D will fulfill the college's requirements for general education in any course elected for that purpose (However. D's will not count toward the minimum requirement of 120 credits of C. The above regulations apply to both native and transfer students. The current definitions of the grades of A.B.C.D and and NC are not changed. In the PA-NC option. a student earning a grade of D will receive an NC. In response to Dr. Patricia Plante's question In response to Dr. Patricia Plante's question of how the (Continued on Page 3 ) commented the dean as he explained the college's concern with the energy crisis. 6.500 students attended the 1972 summer session with 550 courses being offered. distributed in three sessions: two five week sessions and one seven week evening session. A great bulk of these students are public school teachers and employees. College concerned The concern of the college. commented Cox. is if the energy problems cause the Baltimore area schools to close in January and February then teachers would have to make up time for accredition. extending their school calendar to the summer months. The school is prepared to make adjustments in the scheduling if anything should externally hamper the summer session. In the past. the first session has historically been two thirds of the summer. with the second division and evening courses constituting the last one-third of the summer. explained Cox. The department heads are seeing that key courses are (Continued to Page 12 "
