Very little is known about Robert Hill, UND’s Dean of the College of Education and Human Development. As this issue is going to print, an internal investigation is being conducted to judge Hill’s performance since he took the position in July 2013.

A 96-page complaint was created by six professors.

We think paid leave for anyone making a six figure salary is unnecessary, especially if they are under investigation.

Deans are reviewed two years after being hired, and reviews are conducted every five years thereafter.

Administrative leave is reserved for non-business institutions such as police departments, hospitals and schools. Officers and surgeons routinely go on administrative leave due to the nature of their work. Officers who fire their weapon for any reason ought to have a review just like surgeons who have an unsuccessful surgery should go under an internal review.

We have no disagreements with the use of administrative leave for police officers and surgeons, but why should this law be used in schools for the administrators who routinely make over $100,000?

Teachers who make around $50,000 a year need the money to support themselves and their family. The avearage salary of a police officer is $52,848, slightly more than elementary teachers. Hill, however, makes $185,400 without benefits.

Is it right to continue to pay someone under investigation who makes more than 96 percent of all men and 98 percent of all people in the U.S., according to politicalcalculations.com income percentile rank?

“A survey of 359 faculty found 84 percent of respondents thought Hill was “not at all” or “not very” transparent, and 82 percent said the same about openness and having no confidence in his office. According to the May survey results, 59 percent of those respondents were from within the College of Education and Human Development,” according to the Grand Forks Herald.

There’s still a lot of information surrounding Hill that has yet to be released. We hope the investigation comes to a close soon and the university can begin to move forward.

This year, a department chairman, a high-level associate director, a faculty member and a police officer  have now been arrested. I really hope no more criminal activity is done by high-ranking members of the UND community.

The reputation of this university is in shambles. The nickname drama and $5 million budget shortfall doesn’t help UND either. If we want to be known as a top university in the midwest, it’s time we start acting like one.

Instead of renovating buildings, we’d like to see UND look internally at their faculty. In order to create a prestigous university you need to have an administration that pushes excellence in all areas and faculty that are up to the challenge.