New president chosen at University of California

Mark G. Yudof, the head of the University of Texas system, has been hired as the next president of the University of California. He has been given a $828,084 annual compensation package that triggered protests from some students and employees. That is nearly double what his predecessor, Robert C. Dynes, receives, but only about 12 percent more than Yudof's $742,000 package in Texas.

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