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April 27, 2010, 12:08 PM ET

Louisiana Higher-Education Commissioner Cuts Her Pay in Half

In the face of major cuts to public colleges, Louisiana's commissioner of higher education, Sally Clausen, has reduced her own compensation by nearly 53 percent, according to The Advocate, a newspaper in Baton Rouge. Ms. Clausen will forgo $178,000 in salary and $48,000 in car and housing allowances. State money for higher education has been cut by $280-million, or more than 20 percent, over the past 17 months.

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1. glord - April 27, 2010 at 01:28 pm

Responsible leadership. Good for Sally. I always did like her.

2. iusbacad - April 27, 2010 at 04:40 pm

Courageousand altruistic leadership at time of financial uncertainties across the nation. Wall Street should take notice.

3. staticbird23 - April 27, 2010 at 05:09 pm

I find nothing courageous or altruistic about it. It is symbolism at its worst. It comes to .08% of the deficit which is less than a rounding adjustment. If Ms. Clausen thinks she is worth that little she should perhaps move on.

4. jbarman - April 27, 2010 at 05:31 pm

Staticbird (#3), it's not symbolism at all, as she made no attempt to publicize her gesture. The Advocate article indicates that it was discovered only by reviewing attachments to a state budget bill - hardly the way to go if she intended to bring attention to herself.

5. physicsprof - April 27, 2010 at 05:42 pm

If $178,000 in salary and $48,000 in car/housing constituted 53% of the previous compensation, it amounted to $378,000 salary and $48,000 in car/housing. Her salary will be $200k after the cut.

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