Bender Quoted in Targum Article About Management Salary Bloat

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Nat Bender, Union of Rutgers Administrators–American Federation Teachers vice president, said the increase in salaries among senior administration in recent years is often attributed to “corporatization” in higher education.

Bender said the belief is high-powered business donors are more likely to take senior administrators seriously if they have comparable salaries.

When McCormick arrived at the University, he was one of the highest paid presidents in the country, Bender said.

With the growth in presidential salaries nationwide over the past eight years, he is only one in the pack.

“In 2002, you got six public university presidents making a half million,” Bender said. “Fast forward five years later, he’s like the average president.”

-full article at http://www.dailytargum.com/news/administration-salaries-to-top-14-million-1.2257318