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    Letter delivered, along with a petition signed by over 1700 people, in support of Lucy Marsh's fight for pay equality at the University of Denver. The University of Denver Sturm School of Law pays female full professors $16,000 less than male full professors.

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    Letter delivered, along with a petition signed by over 1700 people, in support of Lucy Marsh's fight for pay equality at the University of Denver. The University of Denver Sturm School of Law pays female full professors $16,000 less than male full professors.

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    August22,2013 RobertCoombe,Chancellor GreggKvistad,Provost UniversityofDenver 2199S.UniversityBlvd. Denver,CO80208 DearChancellorCoombeandProvostKvistad: We,theundersigned,representmorethan200UniversityofDenver(DU)studentsandalumni whodemandthatyoutakeactioninresponsetothepaydiscriminationchargerecentlyfiledwith theEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommissionbySturmCollegeofLaw(LawSchool) ProfessorLucyMarsh.WEaresupportedbyover1,500additionalsignerstoapetitioninsupport ofequalpayforallattheUniversityofDenver. AsarespectedColoradoinstitutionthatdescribesitselfasaprivateuniversitydedicatedtothe publicgood,webelievethatDUshouldpracticefairness,especiallyinthetreatmentofitsown employees.

    Wewantourschoolandalmamatertostandupforitsmission.Weareconcernedwearenow associatedwithaUniversitythatcannot,orwillnot,ensurethatitsfemalefacultymembers receiveequalpayforequalwork.WeneedtoknowthattheprinciplesDUclaimstostandfor includefairtreatmentforall. OurconcernsaboutwagediscriminationatDUarenotjustaboutoneprofessor.TheUniversity hastheresponsibilitytoensurethatallfacultymembersandemployeesattheLawSchoolare compensatedequitably.Inthisregard,wearedisturbedthateventhoughtheLawSchoolis awarethatfemalelawfullprofessors,includingProfessorMarsh,arepaidlessthantheirmale counterparts,ithasnotcorrectedthisinequity.Andwewereespeciallydismayedtoseethatin aDecember2012memorandumonfacultypay,theLawSchooladmittedthatrecentfaculty raiseswereimplementedwithoutregardtotryingtocorrectpotentialinequities.Thisis unacceptable. WebelieveDUmusttakeactioninresponsetoProfessorMarshscharge.TheUniversitymust evaluateitspaypracticestoidentifygenderbasedwagedisparitiessystemwide,andeliminate theinstitutionalbarriersandpracticesthatcontributetothemwherevertheyexist.WeaskDU provideaplanforhowitintendstorespondtowagediscriminationassoonaspossible. ItistimefortheUniversitytodotherightthingforthepublicgood,andmakeequalpayapriority. Sincerely, AshleyWheelandandtheundersignedUniversityofDenverstudentsandalumni

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