A casualty of a tight state budget.
The Board of Higher Education has decided none of the 11 college and university presidents will be getting a raise. Neither will the Chancellor, or the staff at the University System office.
That’s in-line with the decision by the state Legislature to not give salary increases to state employees.
The last time the presidents received a raise was in 2014.
Board member Kevin Melicher of Fargo said while everyone understands the state’s fiscal situation, this can’t continue for very long.
"As we move forward, we really need to make sure that we are staying competitive," Melicher told the Board. "In the next session, we need to work towards making sure we are competitive. We don't want to lose our wonderful presidents, and the wonderful executive staff we do have."
Board chairman Kathleen Neset agreed. She said she appreciated the hard work the staff and the campus presidents have had to do to meet the challenging budget situation.