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by mattkrause on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @01:06PM
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Any random college + commencement speaker?
Here's an article about them: Matthew Mcconughey got $135k for one at the University of Houston; Katie Courik got $110k for speaking at the University of Oklahoma in 2006. Crucially, the article notes that a) fees are often confidential, but can go up to half a million dollars(!) and b) schools try to bargain them down.
Many universities also have "lecture funds" with pretty hefty budgets. I was not privy to the exact numbers, but assuming they run at cost, ticket price*capacity suggests some people are commanding six figures.
Here's an article about them: Matthew Mcconughey got $135k for one at the University of Houston; Katie Courik got $110k for speaking at the University of Oklahoma in 2006. Crucially, the article notes that a) fees are often confidential, but can go up to half a million dollars(!) and b) schools try to bargain them down.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/04/02/matthew-mccon...
Many universities also have "lecture funds" with pretty hefty budgets. I was not privy to the exact numbers, but assuming they run at cost, ticket price*capacity suggests some people are commanding six figures.