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Last week, it was revealed that Professor Hilton A. Salhanik, now of emeritus status at the School of Public Health (SPH), was given a bit of encouragement on the path toward retirement. That encouragement came in the form of a $250,000 bonus, paid to him in 1996 by then-dean Harvey Fineberg 67, on the condition that he relinquish his full-time position. This use of a financial incentive to encourage a professor's retirement has caused quite a bit of controversy in the ranks of the Faculty. One SPH professor called the practice "morally wrong." However, we believe...
...SPH's payment stands out on University tax returns because it is a lump sum, not paid over two years, and because the SPH faces financial obstacles that the Business School--one of the more affluent areas of the University--does...
...says that the SPH faculty is comparatively young, and he does not expect the bonus to be seen as a precedent...
...remembers several years ago he contacted all the emeriti at the SPH...
...SPH is currently constructing offices for emeriti on a separate floor of one of its buildings. This is similar to a plan by the Business School, which constructed a separate office building for retired faculty...