Several hundred students gathered at the Oakland courthouse Monday to protest the filing of felony burglary charges against protesters last week, then began an impromptu march over to the University of California’s Office of the President (UCOP), the building from which Mark Yudof directs the entire UC system.
During the ensuing sit-in, students demanded to meet with Yudof, and eventually were met by two staffers who apparently admitted earning salaries of between 250,000 and 350,000 dollars.
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[…] over $800,000 a year, refused to meet with the students who occupied his office yesterday—but they were able to meet briefly with two staffers, who claimed to make around $300,000 a year […]
Yudof himself makes over $800,000 a year, not including his university-owned housing and other perks.
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/17548