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GUEST COMMENTARY: MSU’s $1 million presidential raise undermines its own budget message

The Michigan State University Board of Trustees said the doubling of President Kevin Guskiewicz’s salary was necessary for leadership stability and to avoid losing another president during a turbulent period. However, when you contrast that rationale with the university’s own financial messaging and publicly available data, the case becomes much more difficult to make