Raymond Burse, is currently the interim president for Kentucky State University. This position comes with a $349,869 salary. Burse, who actually used to be the president for KSU between 1982-1989, left KSU and practiced law for 6 years. He also had a very successful career at General Electric, then retired in 2012 after 17 years, with great benefits. Burse was asked to stand … [Read more...]
University President Gives Up Part of His Salary to Help Campus Employees
Raymond Burse, the interim president of Kentucky State University, recently did something that we don’t see very often. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Burse gave up over $90,000 of this $350,000 salary so that University workers earning minimum wage could have a raise, bringing their salaries to $10.25 per hour. Burse says that this is something he has been … [Read more...]