Monday, November 20, 2006

About That Sky-Rocketing Tuition

College presidents collecting big paychecks:
"Monday, November 20, 2006
By Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Eight college presidents in Pennsylvania earn more than $500,000 a year in total compensation, but none appears near the $1.17 million received by Vanderbilt University's E. Gordon Gee.

The Chronicle of Higher Education today released its annual report on the pay of chief executive officers in higher education.

In its survey of 853 institutions or systems, Dr. Gee was the only continuing president whose compensation topped $1 million, although two with sizable deferred salary payments or retirement benefits were paid as much as $2.7 million..."

No heavy lifting. Indoors. Good work if you can get it.

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