Brandon University Faculty Association
270 18th Street
Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9

******FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*****

OCTOBER 7, 2008

BRANDON UNIVERSITY FACULTY SALARIES

On Monday, October 6, 2008, Brandon University issued a press release concerning Brandon University Faculty salaries. Brandon University used a selected group of universities to make their comparisons.

According to information received from the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), Brandon University belongs to a group of universities classified as "primarily undergraduate institutions".

Using the complete dataset of primarily undergraduate institutions, CAUT calculated the following comparison of average salaries.

RankAll UndergraduateBrandon
Full Professor$108,436$105,484
Associate Professor$89,036$83,252
Assistant Professor$70,580$66,122
Lecturer $63,676$54,858
All Ranks Combined$86,178$79,972

BUFA represents BUFA represents approximately 230 full-time, part-time, and sessional employees at Brandon University - including Professors, Librarians, Instructional Associates, and Administrative Associates.

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For Further Information Contact:
Joe Dolecki, BUFA Chief Negotiator - 727-9749
Bruce Forrest BUFA President - 761-3461