[Verginius Rufus]

I've never heard of "UC Oakland" or "USCLA." Most of the universities mentioned are top-ranked flagship universities, which get the lion's share of what state money is available. The regional state universities which focus mostly on teaching don't get treated as generously.

There is a wide range between the salaries of professors at the elite institutions and those at small regional state colleges or small church-related colleges...at the lower end you can find professors being paid about the same as public school teachers (perhaps less if you compare individuals of the same age, since it takes more years of education to qualify for a job teaching in college).

[Amerigomag]

I've never heard of "UC Oakland" or "USCLA."

The endowments involved would seem to indicate:

1) UC Oakland = The University of California located in Berkeley, CA

2) USCLA = The University of Southern California located in Los Angeles, CA