Posted on 05/05/2006 11:29:18 AM PDT by Republicanprofessor
When Barry Munitz quit as chancellor of the huge California State University system in 1998, he walked away with a separation agreement promising him a generous one-year paid sabbatical and other benefits should he ever return.
Now, eight years later, he's back -- and the terms of his departure deal, including a $163,776 one-year salary, are under attack by CSU faculty and at least one angry state lawmaker....
Under the terms of his CSU separation agreement, Munitz is entitled to become a "trustee professor" with a one-year salary of $163,776 -- significantly more than the $112,548 earned by CSU's highest-paid full professors. In his second year, his salary drops to that of other top professors. The agreement says he can collect the money while on sabbatical...
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What's worse is the ones working 20 hours per week for that kind of money. Work 40-50 hours per week like the rest of us and college tuition could plummet because you'd only need half the staff...
Yes it is a serious abuse of taxpayer funds, but there have been so many of these higher education that I have come to the conclusion that those doing this really believe they deserve the $$$$$'s.
My own experiences suggest that the professors and administrators at this level really do regard themselves as a different race.
McVey
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