Presidential Pay Is Still a Potent Political Target
One public system struggles to recruit the best amid scrutiny
By Jack Stripling and Andrea Fuller
In a long-simmering national fight over compensation for public-college presidents, the State of California emerged this year as the primary battleground.
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President Profiles
Highest-Paid Public-College Presidents, 2011 Fiscal Year
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How Public-College Presidents’ Pay Compares With Professors’ Salaries
In 2011, most public-college presidents earned between two and four times the median salary of their full professors. Some made much more.
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