UNC system overlooking costly A&T expenditure
Kudos to Linda Brady, UNCG’s new chancellor, who suggested to UNC President Erskine Bowles that the campus do without festivities, but significantly scaled back her inauguration cost from that of her predecessor, 14 years ago of $100,000, to about $22,000, according to the May 4 News & Record report by Joe Killian.
According to another report by Killian on May 2, Bowles and the Board of Governors intends to reward former A&T Chancellor Stanley Battle, who resigned citing “personal reasons,” with his chancellor’s salary for six months to do research.
Franklin McCain, an A&T trustee, was quoted in a Killian article May 5 as saying Battle’s contract was not unusual when hiring true executives.
It seems such golden parachute provisions have trickled down from Wall and Main streets to state government and higher education.
A little common sense, please, by those in state government supposedly representing taxpayers.
I can understand Battle’s desire for a golden parachute, but it is irresponsible for McCain, the A&T trustees, Bowles and the Board of Governors not to provide some guidelines as to successful administration, length of service, etc., for individuals earning and receiving such benefit and rewards.
James L. Pettiford
High Point
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"It seems such golden parachute provisions have trickled down from Wall and Main streets to state government and higher education."
Since Wall Streeter's are "producers" ...
Since Wall Streeter's earn much of what they do though government -fuel (tax incentives and overt as well as covert loop-holes) ...
Why shouldn't would state higher education "leaders" - or for that matter any individual with enough political pull or personal connection receive "such benefit and rewards"? I think I'll ask go for some too!
Posted on May 27, 2009 5:42 AM
A&T is just learning from the other universities in the system. UNCG has paid their former chancellor a full year's salary AFTER her retirement to carry on such "research". That's about $300,000 in costs just from salary alone.
On top of that, Molly Broad got about a $400,000 going away present and I'm guessing Erskine will too.
Posted on May 27, 2009 9:02 AM
I will guess that putting wee little quote marks around the word "research" thusly the implication is that the persons are not doing research, even though that is what their entire careers are about.
I would guess that if they failed to produce said research they would each be discredited. I suspect they perform professionally. Having to do work for one's money (if you've ever done research you know it really is work) is not the same as a "golden parachute" for the Wall street leeches who never do work and produce nothing but paper (unless misery is included).
Posted on May 27, 2009 3:06 PM