The forum was held to gather input on the school’s next president

Chicago Tribune reports.

College of DuPage pays former TV reporter for president search forums

The College of DuPage paid a former TV journalist $2,500 — about $30 per minute — to moderate two recent public forums held to gather input on the school’s next president, records show.

Anne Kavanagh, an award-winning reporter who started a media consulting company after leaving WFLD-Channel 32 several years ago, emceed the two December meetings in which district residents, faculty and students were invited to offer opinions on selecting a new leader for the state’s largest community college — an institution plagued by allegations of questionable spending and ethical violations.

Both forums were held Dec. 14 at the Glen Ellyn campus and some officials were concerned the events could get contentious. Some of the 17 members of the presidential search committee, chaired by former state House Speaker Lee Daniels, attended the meetings.