According to this story, the black professors are in another department. I don't think it's standard for University's to pay the same across departments. Also, the qualifications cited rarely translate into pay at Universities. It cited his degrees and teaching reviews. In reality, you get paid by the rank you join in, regardless of prior qualifications -- those just help you get the job or not. Salary increases depend on promotions. If the professor gets external funding for a research program or partnership with a business partner, salary can increase by taking a chunk of that. But the article didn't mention if that was in play for any of them, or if this was part of the salaries mentioned at all.
Then it goes to teaching. You might be under the belief that the University cares about teaching performance. I have a lot of personal experience and testimonies to the contrary. Mostly they care about you getting external money. The amount they care about teaching reviews is very close to 0. Even before they get tenure, it is a low-ranked criteria. They just have to avoid a gigantic number of complaints. After tenure, it doesn't matter what the professor does wrong at all -- know from admissions of faculty on this.
https://www.rt.com/usa/519659-professor-discrimination-lawsuit-salary/
According to this story, the black professors are in another department. I don't think it's standard for University's to pay the same across departments. Also, the qualifications cited rarely translate into pay at Universities. It cited his degrees and teaching reviews. In reality, you get paid by the rank you join in, regardless of prior qualifications -- those just help you get the job or not. Salary increases depend on promotions. If the professor gets external funding for a research program or partnership with a business partner, salary can increase by taking a chunk of that. But the article didn't mention if that was in play for any of them, or if this was part of the salaries mentioned at all.
Then it goes to teaching. You might be under the belief that the University cares about teaching performance. I have a lot of personal experience and testimonies to the contrary. Mostly they care about you getting external money. The amount they care about teaching reviews is very close to 0. Even before they get tenure, it is a low-ranked criteria. They just have to avoid a gigantic number of complaints. After tenure, it doesn't matter what the professor does wrong at all -- know from admissions of faculty on this.