Dive Summary:
- Kim A. Wilcox was appointed the ninth chancellor of University of California, Riverside, but his $354,000 salary drew objections from Gov. Jerry Brown.
- The salary figure represents a nearly 9% raise over his predecessor, though the difference will come from private funds, not government money.
- Wilcox also receives about $9,000 in yearly car allowance and a residence maintained with non-state funds.
From the article:
... "I consider the growth in inequality in California, the U.S. and the world in general a problem that is tearing apart the social fabric," said Brown, who did not attend the session in Riverside but joined in a telephone conference call. "My goal is to slow down or change that. I have no particular proposal for the university … but I do want to register my objection. ...
