Education
Incoming Kennesaw State U president to receive major salary increase
By Eric Stirgus
Oct 24, 2016Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens’ base annual salary will nearly triple when he becomes president of Kennesaw State University next month.
Olens, whose current base salary is about $140,000, would receive a base salary of $390,000 at KSU, according to a proposal sent to him Monday by the University System of Georgia.
His entire annual compensation package would be about $430,000.
To read more about the proposal, click here.
About the Author
Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He is the newsroom's education editor. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.
