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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5 Responses to Louisiana Higher-Education Commissioner Cuts Her Pay in Half
glord - April 27, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Responsible leadership. Good for Sally. I always did like her.
iusbacad - April 27, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Courageousand altruistic leadership at time of financial uncertainties across the nation. Wall Street should take notice.
staticbird23 - April 27, 2010 at 5:09 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.
jbarman - April 27, 2010 at 5:31 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.
physicsprof - April 27, 2010 at 5:42 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.