The Chronicle of Higher Education
POINT OF VIEW

Are Huge Presidential Salaries Bad for Colleges?

By DEREK BOK

A survey in August by The Chronicle revealed that several presidents of state universities -- a group long thought to be modestly paid -- are actually receiving supplements from alumni that bring their annual compensation to well over a half-million dollars, not including the free housing and other lavish perks they normally receive....

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