India, May 17 -- The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees on Friday recommended lawyer and corporate lobbyist Marva Johnson as the institution's next president. Her hiring is expected to pass the State University System's Board of Governors' vote. Johnson beat University of Maryland Eastern Shore Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Rondall Allen to win the race.

As soon as the decision was announced, social media users scanned through Johnson's FAMU application only to discover her massive salary demand. According to the document uploaded on famu.edu, she was expecting a $750,000 base salary, plus additional performance-based compensation and commensurate benefits while filing out the application.

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