The Board of Regents has approved raises for most of the college and university presidents within the University System of Georgia.
University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby defended the increases, which push the total compensation for two presidents to more than a million dollars. Huckaby said the raises were necessary to attract and retain college leaders in a competitive marketplace.
Public college presidents in Georgia have long complained they are losing top faculty to better endowed private colleges, especially in science, math and engineering. It’s interesting presidents now are the ones getting the big pay hikes.