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It started with the University of Michigan firing former president Mark Schlissel for a years-long relationship with a subordinate coworker deemed inappropriate. It ended with Schlissel receiving about $1 million in payouts.
UM granted Schlissel one year of leave starting May 1, 2022, with a salary of $463,000.
Schlissel, whose base pay was $927,000 before he was fired in January, emailed a subordinate a New Yorker article titled “Sexual Fantasies of Everyday New Yorkers.” In a Dec. 3. 2021 email, he told a subordinate, “You can give me a private briefing.”
A settlement obtained by the Detroit News says Schlissel can return with full tenure and a $185,000-per-year salary.
The settlement includes: UM will immediately vest contributions made in 2020 and 2021, totaling $300,000 to Schlissel’s pension.UM will pay another $162,000 into Schlissel’s 403(b) retirement plan within 15 days of the signed settlement.
UM will waive the length of service requirement for post-retirement health insurance, so he’s eligible for a similar plan for retirees.
Schlissel will keep his UM-issued iPhone and iPad until he leaves the school’s employment.The university has paid his moving costs from the president’s mansion.
In an April 6 letter, Schlissel apologized for “poor judgment.””The relationship was entirely consensual, was never physical, and did not involve the inappropriate spending of university resources,” Schlissel wrote to the Board. “But in a time when we have been trying to strengthen the bonds of trust at the university, it is particularly important that campus leaders avoid even an appearance of impropriety. I am also sorry for any disruption this has caused to the conduct of U-M’s important mission.”UM had offered Schlissel a $10 million contract before he was fired. It’s unclear what services demand a salary exceeding the president of the United States, especially when taxpayers give billions to higher education despite fewer […]
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