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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Secret Bonus to University Prez Raises Eyebrows in Arkansas

University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin got an extra $ 300, 000 in private funds as an incentive to stay - an action not confirmed publicly by UCA officials until Tuesday, two months after board members met.

A top administrator at UCA said the university's faculty senate has questioned whether the lack of openness surrounding the board of trustees' action, taken during a May 2 meeting, violated state law.

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