Auditors Tell Cal State to Shape Up; Antioch to Stay Open

According to a report by the Bureau of State Audits released Tuesday, California State University needs better oversight of its compensation practices, Sara Hebel reports on The Chronicle’s News Blog.

Although the auditors found that CSU had not violated any laws, they also found that some departing administrators had been paid after no longer providing services to the university, while others had received “questionable” relocation reimbursements. Hebel notes that professors and legislators have chastised Cal State “for providing what they see as excessive compensation to administrators” at a time when tuition is rising. Read more.

Elsewhere on the News Blog, Don Troop reports that Antioch College will remain open for now — thanks to the remarkable fund-raising efforts of its alumni. The bad news, Antioch University’s chancellor told reporters last Saturday, is that in order for the college to keep operating, an unknown number of faculty jobs will be eliminated, some buildings will be torn down, and some student services will be outsourced, Troop writes. Read more.