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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The football coach and assistants make much more.

#priorities

https://footballscoop.com/news/contract-and-salary-details-for-two-of-michigans-new-coordinators#:~:text=New%20head%20coach%20Sherrone%20Moore,his%20first%20million%2Ddollar%20coordinator.&text=Jim%20Harbaugh's%20staff%20at%20Michigan,Ben%20Herbert%20(%241%20million).[/quote]

Maybe the DEI staff could make the same amount of money if they had the same turnout at their events that the football team does. [/quote]

Maybe it would be nice if the mission of a university could be more about education and building a better society instead of an archaic, gladiatorial sport where millions watch the efforts of tens of people bashing each other.

Success at one type of effort is much harder to measure.

And my point is proportion anyway.   Millions are spent on football which is mainly a branding and loyalty generating engine.  And yes, it earns money, but that revenue just funds more sport. So blah blah the DEI coordinators are paid a lot...so are the coaches, the law profs, the b-school profs, senior faculty, etc.  The salaries are only outrageous if you think the work has no value.  I understand that's your belief.  But the salaries are on par with other well-paid, middle income jobs.[/quote]

The work doesn’t seem to have value. Can you point us to the successes of the work? What have they done lately?  Should be easy to find, right?[/quote]

PP.  I will admit that I cannot point to the successes of the work because I am not employed at U of M.  Nor can I determine with fine detail what their staff people do.

However, after reading the article, I am comfortable continuing to support the University to continue trying to make DEI efforts better and continuing on. Even if I'd rather not hear a land acknowledgement before every theater performance.

I believe they will do the best they can.  Perhaps the article may help in some way.  It is always good to have a detailed, synthesized analysis shared where many can examine the details and reflect.[/quote]

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