I think the problem with big salary discrepancy is that it feeds class solidarity with donors and against workers. That makes administrators worse stewards of the university mission. I don't think a university president, much less a dean, needs to make more than a governor or US cabinet secretary.
Jed BrownYes, and we need faculty unions in solidarity with students to fight that. The most celebrated university presidents from history got it right. (1939 article) Current presidents are too committed to class solidarity to voluntarily consider it. We need a credible threat. archive.is/202503240509...