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Is Western’s Senate Confident In Their President?
Clouds loomed overhead before a talk about problems with Ontario’s Sunshine List. A Senate meeting will be held today at Western’s new Ivey Business School building to discuss a motion of non-confidence in Western University’s President Amit Chakma, and Chair of the Board of Governors Chirag Shah. The President will address the controversial payment of…
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Western president made $924,000 last year
The president of Western university earned nearly $1 million in 2014 – more than double his earnings the year before, and almost $500,000 more than the next-highest-paid person at the university. Amit Chakma was paid $924,000.04, plus $43,244.88 in taxable benefits, in 2014. Chakma, who has been university president since 2009, has an official salary…