As CSU campus budgets drop, university presidents get big raises - Kelly Puente, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

The presidential salary debate became heated last year when the CSU Board of Trustees approved a $400,000 compensation package for newly named San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman, while in the same meeting trustees also approved a 12 percent tuition increase. Hirshman earns about $100,000 more than his predecessor. The move sparked a public outcry and criticism from top officials, including Brown, who blasted the CSU for recruiting highly paid "hired guns" from across the country rather than searching for local talent. Crowds of angry students also protested the financial decisions, sparking confrontations with police. http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_21715504/csu-campus-budgets-drop-university-presidents-get-big