In case anyone didn't already know, we at RPI are in the midst of the greatest college president, ever.
I mean, she has to be, right?
President Shirley Ann Jackson is the highest-paid college president in the country, receiving 1.6 million dollars in total compensation.
She did give 5% of her base salary (which is around 1 million not including other forms of compensation) to go toward student scholarships this past year. So that's only about 1 student's yearly cost of attendance ($50,000).
RPI has one of the highest costs of attendance in the country.
1.6 million is about a million more than the average college president salary at similar universities.
This should be pretty alarming, considering the state of the economy.