When members of the UW Board of Regents start their study of administrative backup jobs in the University of Wisconsin System, they won’t have far to look for examples of the now-controversial practice.
After all, nearly 50 of their top assistants enjoy the perk. From System President Kevin Reilly to board secretary Judith Temby – plus the dozens of planners, directors and assorted vice presidents in between – almost all of the highly paid administrators who scale the System’s bureaucratic heights have backup jobs to act as parachutes if they fall.