THE HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE AND THE ONE-PERCENTERS: On Campuses, the Income Gap Widens at the Top. “Within the world of private higher education, there are a handful of college presidents who earn considerably more than professors on their campuses, or gobble up a notable share of their institutions’ budgetary pie, a Chronicle analysis has found. There are also significant pay gaps among presidents, 36 of whom earned more than $1-million in 2009.”