Why college presidents should earn the big bucks
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The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities says why it thinks critics should stop trying to make a connection between executive salaries and tuition:
Presidential salaries make up a very small percentage of overall campus budgets, and have virtually no impact on tuition increases. In fact, inflation-adjusted net tuition at nonprofit private colleges and universities actually declined by 11.2 percent in the past five years, according to the College Board.
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