Mary, not sure I totally understand your question but I will make an attempt to provide a response. I will first assume that all members of the faculty are acting within the rules and policies of the institution. I will next assume that some programs have different internal rules and policies that are allowed within the rules and policies of the institution. With these two assumptions my response would be to assist students in understanding such is life. The rules that apply to the owners of a company will be different than their employees. Life is not fair and outside of rules that are protected by governments, states and institutions, we all will experience situations we feel are not fair. I do not think it is fair that a doctor that assists a patient a few times each year should earn more money than an instructor who works with a student weekly but I do not control the salary requirements for such positions. In my own direct experiences I know that employees of one department want the same working conditions or benefits that they see from another department. If they are interested in the benefits, policies, or rules of another program then they really need to consider transferring into that program. Please let me know if I understood your question correctly and I am happy to provide other comments if I am off base from your original question. James Jackson