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Document-first pieces on CSU compensation, construction, and governance. New articles are added as the records support them, not on a calendar.

Status legend. Published: the piece and its source box are complete. In preparation: research is under way and nothing is asserted yet. Records requested: a Public Records Act request is outstanding. Awaiting verification: drafted, with one or more figures not yet checked against the document.

No. 2 · October 31, 2026 · Published, follow-up pending

The Contract Says Segal Delivers an Editable Model. CSU Says It Has No Further Records.

A Public Records Act request, a $1.1 million contract amendment, and the gap between what the CSU bought and what it says it holds. Source documents posted.

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No. 1 · October 31, 2026 · Published

CSU Says Faculty Pay Is Competitive. The Public Still Cannot Audit the Model.

The August 2026 Segal report offers useful findings. Its missing work papers create the larger transparency question.

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In preparation

Executive compensation: what the CSU's own summary lists, and what it leaves out

The CSU Executive Compensation Summary (updated August 4, 2026) lists base salary, housing, deferred compensation, and incentive percentages for presidents. It does not list dollar incentive payments actually made, deferred-compensation amounts for presidents, or effective dates per row. The twenty-year decision record is published in the Compensation section; the article will follow once the incentive payments can be documented.