The University benefits committee is stalled in its request to determine whether salary discrepancies exist between faculty of different genders or races.

“Overall I think that the meeting with the provost was cordial and agreeable, but we did not get out of it a study for gender equity and race equity,” Sarajane Love, a law professor, said at a committee meeting Friday. “The issue right now is whether [the study] is going to be conducted by an outside consultant or inside consultant. The provost is in favor of an outside consultant. The subcommittee is in favor of inside personnel.”

Love said next on the committee’s agenda would be organizing a study conducted by inside personnel that University Provost Arnett Mace would accept.

“It would be helpful if [Mace] made some recommendations of who he would like to conduct the study,” said Marisa Pagnattaro, a professor of legal studies and real estate.

Administrators said the University may not be able to afford the study.

Pagnattaro said the family leave policy in draft was being pushed to the backburner. “We should consider ourselves welcome to draft our own policy and submit it to the campus,” she said.

Guillermo Alzuru, Web developer for the Georgia Center,, said health care premium increases affect staff members across the board.

“Those making minimum wage are being punished just as much as those that are making a large salary,” Alzuru said.

The board discussed ways to represent staff members who make low pay in hopes that the premiums would be lowered.