Sasse To Receive $1M UF Salary At Least Through 2028

The Tampa Bay Times reports:

After defending his office’s vast spending as University of Florida president, Ben Sasse stands to receive more than $1 million per year through at least 2028, according to a severance agreement released Monday.

The former U.S. senator from Nebraska had more than tripled his office’s expenditures, which went from $5.6 million to $17.3 million, according to a report by the Independent Alligator student newspaper.

Sasse said big spending was necessary for big change. In a statement on social media, he pointed to the fact that the university’s board “extended me full severance and an ongoing role with the university until at least 2028, suggesting no concerns on their part.”

Read the full article. Sasse resigned from UF last month.

This is pure piracy at the University of Florida from @BenSasse: a $1m golden parachute after he doled out over-inflated salaries to Republican allies —who didn’t even live in state— & threw a fat contract to his old consulting company @McKinsey https://t.co/xvxMMF3XMb

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) August 27, 2024