UC Davis officials are making an expensive investment toward improving the college’s image. The university hired Luanne Lawrence, formerly of the University of South Carolina, as associate chancellor for strategic communications earlier this year. She will make an annual salary of $260,000, more than any other campus communications chief in the University of California system, according to a survey by The Sacramento Bee… Administrator pay has been a touchy subject across the UC system during the past few years as student tuition has sharply increased. The UC Board of Regents recently approved the hiring of a new president, Janet Napolitano, at a salary of $570,000 – about $21,000 less than the departing president. Last year, pay for UC top managers and executives increased by 7 percent from 2011, higher than the 4 percent increase among academic personnel, according to figures released last week by the system.

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by Phillip Reese, The Sacramento Bee.

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