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Or you know, increase the compensation until you get people hired. How much is another student suicide going to cost the University while these positions remain unfilled?

Yes, the university should raise salaries for mental health professionals to attract new talent.  However, implementation is not the President's role.  Nor is it the Provost's role.  It's the hiring manager's job.  And if the hiring manager isn't hiring, it is the hiring manager's line manager's job to figure out what the problem is, and, if the problem is lack of applicants at the proposed salary, they need to seek an exception from the salary structure and an increase in budget to get the positions filled.  But all of that should be happening several levels below the President.  If the University President is involved in figuring out hiring issues, you have a bigger problem in your organization.

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Or you know, increase the compensation until you get people hired. How much is another student suicide going to cost the University while these positions remain unfilled?

Yes, the university should raise salaries for mental health professionals to attract new talent.  However, implementation is not the President's role.  Nor is it the Provost's role.  It's the hiring manager's job.  And if the hiring manager isn't hiring, it is the hiring manager's line manager's job to figure out what the problem is, and, if the problem is lack of applicants at the proposed salary, they need to seek an exception from the salary structure and an increase in budget to get the positions filled.  But all of that should be happening several levels below the President.  If the University President is involved in figuring out hiring issues, you have a bigger problem in your organization.

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