University of Wyoming president makes case for faculty, employee raises - JOAN BARRON, Casper Star-Tribune

University of Wyoming President Tom Buchanan made his case for a 3 percent pay raise for faculty and employees Tuesday afternoon before the state Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee. Buchanan said UW lost 21 valued faculty members last spring largely because they had not received a raise for nearly four years. He expects an equal number will depart the state's only four-year university this spring for more competitive salaries at other universities. Gov. Matt Mead is recommending a 1.4 percent increase in pay for UW faculty and employees in the next budget cycle. Buchanan said UW pay is now 12 percent below the average among comparable state universities. http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/university-of-wyoming-president-makes-case-for-faculty-employee-raises/article_c2ac34a9-ad90-5a9e-8763-f01f0b0ce559.html