November 30, 2001

Private Sources Play More of a Role in Paying Public-University Chiefs

By JULIANNE BASINGER

Does the extra money keep good talent or skew priorities?

Lee C. Bollinger, the president of the University of Michigan, almost clinched one of the most lucrative compensation packages ever for a college president.

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The package -- worth at least $700,000 annually --

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