Hopkins Has Top-Paid President

The country's highest-paid college president works for Johns Hopkins University, in the heart of cash-strapped Baltimore, according to a survey that will be released today. President William R. Brody, who is paid $897,786, jumped from having the fifth-highest private school salary in 2002 to being 2003's top earner, according to the survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

"The country's highest-paid college president works for Johns Hopkins University, in the heart of cash-strapped Baltimore..."

I wonder how his salary compares with professional athletes in cash-strapped Baltimore?

I wonder how large is the endowment of The Johns Hopkins University. Their website claims they have been pledged or have received some $730 million of a $2 billion drive. It seems a small price to pay to generate such income figures - voluntarily.

Here is some information on the largest public college in the nation, The Ohio State University.

http://www.thelantern.com/news/2004/11/10/Opinion/Nice-Chauffeur.Editorial-799683.shtml

The president just received a nice raise with many side benefits. She is having a tough time in the two years she has been here (mainly because she is messing with the football traditions, tailgating, which is a no-no). Since she is getting all the bad press, she hired a PR guy worth at least $275,000.

http://www.dispatch.com/football/football.php?story=dispatch/2004/11/14/20041114-A1-02.html&chck=t

In Sunday's Columbus Dispatch, there is an article about what the OSU athletic coaches and administrators drive as cars. ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT THE PLAYERS DRIVE. :) Nonetheless it was pretty interesting. The car dealerships are getting the benefits in return for free cars. Even coaches wives get cars! The dealers are getting the free football tickets.

Now, we got the budget here in Ohio. Which is a mess. There are rumors OSU wants to raise tuition. The state budget in the next few months will make things awfully interesting.

I read in the Boston Globe today that a pro basketball player was suspended because "he compromised the integrity of the team" according to his head coach.

When asked about this, the player replied that he didn't know what the word integrity meant. I am not sure if he meant that he didn't know the definition of the word or if he admitted he lacked the characteristic but either way his teachers and college should be proud. :-(

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