Dear Faculty, 

Back in October, I shared the results of an equity study for tenure track faculty salaries, which concluded that there was no statistically significant disparity between the salaries of men, women and underrepresented minorities. We have once again called on the expertise of Reed Smith LLP to examine the salaries for the teaching and research faculty tracks.

Their completed analysis of our teaching track faculty salaries has also revealed no statistically significant disparity between the salaries of men, women and underrepresented minorities. A detailed summary of their findings is also available for your review.  

Given the relatively small size of our research faculty population, Reed Smith was not able to obtain clearly interpretable analyses for salaries in that track; however, they did not see any evidence for statistically significant association between gender and salary. 

As a reminder, these findings are independent of individual cases of merit. Our deans will continue to address potential equity issues within their schools or colleges on an annual basis. Furthermore, while I am heartened to learn that there is no evidence of systemic salary inequity, we must all continue to be mindful of building a more diverse and inclusive pipeline for faculty here at Carnegie Mellon.

I would like to thank a number of people who were instrumental in this effort, including Kathryn Roeder, Vice Provost for Faculty, Joel Greenhouse, Professor of Statistics, and Brian Junker, Professor of Statistics and Associate Dean of Dietrich College.

As always, I thank you for your continued participation as we work towards these goals.

Sincerely,

Farnam Jahanian
Provost and Chief Academic Officer