Still, President Ambar hopes faculty will remember the findings of the One Oberlin plan. Professors have been working to get the motion on the agenda since May, but due to challenges with scheduling, it wasnвЂ™t raised until the December meeting.

So, where do you spend your money? My argument yesterday was that the most important expenditure is on the faculty, because students choose a college based on the educational program offered by the faculty.вЂќ

вЂњFor me, the big message is the Board is willing to spend money on things it thinks are important, like the heating system and itвЂ™s not that we absolutely canвЂ™t afford to spend certain dollars - we choose to spend certain dollars. вЂњItвЂ™s very important that the College attract and retain high-quality faculty if weвЂ™re going to have the education program that students and their families are willing to pay for,вЂќ Witmer said. Professor of Mathematics Jeff Witmer believes that if the College neglects faculty compensation, it will be much harder to maintain the exceptional educational quality Oberlin is known for. Switching all faculty and non-unionized staff to CDHP is expected to save the College $1.2 million per year.Дespite the savings, some professors believe that the new health care plan may make it harder to recruit new professors or even retain faculty currently employed at the College. Previously, faculty and non-unionized staff had the option to choose between a Traditional Preferred Provider Organization plan and a CDHP. This summer, the College announced that it would move all faculty and non-unionized staff to a Consumer-Driven Healthcare Plan, starting January 2022. The motion also asks President Carmen Twillie Ambar and the Board to restore facultyвЂ™s ability to choose among available health care plans.

In recent years, some faculty members have criticized OberlinвЂ™s compensation rates, pointing out that faculty salaries are falling behind those at our 16 peer institutions. WednesdayвЂ™s motion calls for the College to recommit to a 2013 plan to bring faculty salaries up to the median of OberlinвЂ™s institutional peer group. The motion will go to the Board of Trustees, which will likely respond after its next Board meeting, currently scheduled for March 3. In a General Faculty meeting on Wednesday, the faculty voted 82 percent in favor of a motion that calls for better faculty compensation and options in health care plans.

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