Hidden Costs of High Public Pay

By JULIANNE BASINGER and SARAH H. HENDERSON

In economic hard times, pay raises for public-university presidents have sometimes come at a high political price. The top-paid public presidents now earn salaries that approach those of the best-paid leaders of private universities. Board members and search-firm consultants say that in order to attract the best candidates, public research...

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