A few years back when Carlos Santiago was vying to become president of the University of New Mexico, David Gilbert, a colleague and close friend, heaped praise on Santiago. “Everything he has done to this point leads him to being president in the near future,” gushed Gilbert, then a top lobbyist at the University at Albany, where Santiago was provost. Santiago didn’t get the New Mexico gig, but he landed pretty well. He’s now the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. And Gilbert? He didn’t do badly, either. He’s a $163,320-a-year consultant to Santiago, ensconced in a UWM office that was redecorated at a cost of nearly $15,000. That’s enough to cover tuition for five in-state students at UWM for this fall semester.
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