All in favor of Marion Barry University, say, “Yea!” “Marion Barry is an individual who should be properly honored, but also should be studied, should be researched,” Orange told the Washington Post. “For the District of Columbia, this guy really had a major footprint in the city. On the heels of President Obama proposing the idea of providing two-years of tuition-free … [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...]