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Jared L. Cohon, president of Carnegie Mellon University is the 51st highest-paid university exectutive, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Cohon received an estimated $733,000 in salary and benefits last year, which is about $100,000 higher than the average compensation for his position. This was a 24 percent increase over his previous year’s wages.

Despite economy, private university presidents’ salaries rise to over $1 million

Presidents at major research universities, such as Carnegie Mellon University, eaned a median compensation package of $627,750.

The Informations Systems department invites students from historically black colleges and universities to attend summer program.

Grant extends IS study

Carnegie Mellon’s Information Systems department will be mentoring students from historically black colleges and universities.

During the G-20 summit, rioters and protesters gathered in the streets of Pittsburgh. Police were scattered to maintain safety and control.

Case against Twitter users who posted police locations dropped

The Allegheny County District Attorney dropped charges against two men accused of using social networking to inform the public of police locations.

BU student’s blog attracts lawsuit

Jess Zimmerman, a junior at Butler University in Indiana, wrote a passage in his blog that criticized the administration of Butler University.

Campus News in Brief

Professors nab panel position, grant

Lecture Previews

Karen Piper, English professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, will talk about multinational companies that are controlling water supplies.

Stats Speaking

The candidate that received the majority of votes was Luke Ravenstahl, though by less of a margin than in 2007.

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