Kim Wilcox appointed ninth chancellor of UC Riverside
Kim A. Wilcox, a former top official at Michigan State University, was appointed as the ninth chancellor of UC Riverside at a special meeting of the UC Board of Regents on Thursday. The board voted unanimously for the appointment, with regents praising Wilcox’s commitment to top-tier research and student diversity. But his compensation of $354,000 drew strong objections from Gov. Jerry Brown, who questioned the propriety of such a salary when so many in California and elsewhere are struggling. It represents a $29,000 — or nearly 9% — pay raise over the salary received by the previous chancellor, Timothy P. White, who left in 2012 to head the California State University system.
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by Carla Rivera, The Los Angeles Times.