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Corruption at University of California, Berkeley

Public universities remain good stewards of public money:The University of California plans to review hundreds of double-dipping pensioners, many of whom were rehired for their old jobs - occasionally at a higher salary than before they retired.The university's use of retirees drew attention in April after UC Berkeley Police Chief Victoria Harrison left with a lump sum $2.1 million retirement package and then was immediately rehired for her old job - with a pay raise...According to a university database reviewed by The Chronicle, there were 1,900 pensioners on the payrolls of the 10 campuses and the university's headquarters last February. The review also found widespread violations of guidelines that limited retired workers to no more than one year of re-employment and generally no more than about 19 hours of work each week...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).