California's public university system pays millions to executives after they resign

[Demovictory9]

Cal State pays millions to executives after they resign, with little oversight of what they do

As California State University students struggled under the pandemic and other hardships in recent years, the public system has paid more than $4 million in salary and benefits to a small group of former executives as part of a program to help with the “transition” after they step down from their posts, according to state records and interviews by The Times.

The latest to benefit from the perk of enrolling in the CSU’s Executive Transition Program is former Chancellor Joseph I. Castro, who resigned last month amid outcry over accusations that he mishandled sexual abuse and workplace misconduct allegations when he was president of Fresno State.

Others receiving payments under the program include a former San Jose State president who stepped down amid controversy over her response to reports of sexual harassment as well as Castro’s predecessor, according to interviews and a Times review of program records since 2015.

As part of the deals, former executives are entitled to full medical, vacation and other benefits and their salaries accrue toward their pensions, records and interviews show. Most of them have been guaranteed lifetime faculty positions, entitling them to additional benefits.
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But pressed for an accounting of how the public money has been spent, Uhlenkamp acknowledged this week that there are no records detailing the number of hours worked by the former executives or what they did for the money.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-11/cal-state-executives-paid-millions-resign

[Johonny]

1. It's no secret that university costs go mostly to administration

and this administration increase is not justified by the actual product: teaching.

[Sympthsical]

3. Yep. When we talk about skyrocketing tuitions

As part of the problem of student loans, a large part of it is the staggering expansion of school administrations as all these politically connected people proceed to grift while offering very little value to the educational experience.

Pick any large public university at random. Skim through all the different positions and salaries in the administration. Then wonder why half of them are even there.

[Backseat Driver]

2. Yes, it must be SO difficult to return to grading papers for the rest of one's life.

Enrollment? - What fascist grifter(s) had this instituted into public university policy in anticipation of their chance strange PTSD afflictions? I guess uncharted money and other taxpayer-paid "benefits" is one therapy that can work wonders. Just more and head-shaking here.