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Machen remains state's highest paid public president, Independent Florida Alligator

By Thomas Stewart
November 18, 2008

UF’s President Bernie Machen remains Florida’s highest paid public university president, but his national standing has slipped.

Machen’s total compensation of $731,811 in 2007–2008 made him the eighth most compensated president among public universities in the U.S. with at least 10,000 students, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education report released Monday.

He ranked No. 6 in last year’s report.

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