Public-University Presidents Apt to Feel Underpaid

A Chronicle survey finds private-college presidents are more satisfied with their paychecks

Presidents at public institutions may earn less and be less satisfied with their pay than their private-college counterparts, but public chiefs are by no means the poor stepchildren of academic leadership.

In fact, the number of public-college presidents who belong to the half-million-dollar club continues to grow.

Leaders of 23 of 139 public research institutions and

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