Purdue students should commend their president for not asking for a raise in an economic downturn.
President France Córdova and the administration have made unpopular decisions to help the University save money, such as raising tuition. Faculty and staff also were asked to give up raises due to merit based pay. Those choices, however, do not compare to the ridiculousness of giving pay raises to the presidents of Ball State and Indiana University.
IU President Michael McRobbiegot a 12 percent pay increase, bumping him to $533,000 a year. Ball State President got a 10 percent raise, taking her to $431,000 a year. "Ridiculous" isn't quite strong enough for being that clueless. "Obscene" comes closer.
