New leader at Western Illinois U. will get $320K a year

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Trustees at Western Illinois University approved a 2 1/2-year contract with the school's new president Friday and set the salary at $320,000 a year.

Guiyou Huang starts Jan. 1. He's been president since July 2019 at Edinboro University in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.

'œI want to talk to the students - minority students, all students - to hear their concerns and know how I can support them,'ť Huang told the Quad-City Times.

WIU trustees unanimously chose Huang on Nov. 16. Jack Thomas was president for eight years. Martin Abraham served as interim president for 18 months.