The solid foundation I received at UW has opened many doors for me. I think it is important to give while you are 'alive and taking nourishment,' and it will be such a joy to see the new building on its completion. - Mary Behrens ('64 BS Nursing) |
|  | Since a large part of a law school's reputation is based on the research and teaching of the senior faculty, it is a top priority to help ensure that the outstanding young faculty who come to Wisconsin early in their careers are not lured away by other schools able to pay significantly higher salaries.
The Law School not only lags behind its peers in terms of faculty salaries, but UW professors are paid on a nine-month basis, leaving the summer months unpaid. A way to augment salaries of the best young faculty while encouraging and rewarding their scholarship is to offer summer fellowships to faculty who are producing meaningful research. Awarding fellowships on a competitive basis rewards the most ambitious faculty while encouraging scholarly production that can have a positive impact on maintaining the School's historically strong academic reputation, a key factor in law school rankings.
Because a strong faculty is the most important factor in its future reputation, the Law School is seeking a minimum of five new endowments ranging from $500,000 to $5 million, to support faculty research fellowships, endowed professorships and distinguished faculty chairs for a total of $2.5 - $8 million for faculty retention. |
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