Faculty salary increases for SIUC professors are lower than other Illinois public universities, according to an SIUC official and a report done by the American Association of University Professors and the Board of Higher Education.

Donald Wilson, vice chancellor for financial affairs, said SIUC faculty pay increases are below average when compared to the average pay increases of other public schools in the state.

Wilson said one of the reasons SIUC faculty salary increases have not been as high as other schools is because other schools are able to supplement funds allocated by the state legislature.

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If the state passes a three percent increase for pay raises, the University of Illinois may be able to make it four percent for their faculty. They (the university) can use the three percent the state provides and then take the other one percent from other funds, Wilson said.

According to the report, which compares salaries with economic indicators to determine how well

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