Did Harvard Pay Elizabeth Warren $400,000 to Teach One Class?

[BlueMTexpat]

An old tweet, accusing the Massachusetts senator of hypocrisy, re-emerged during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/elizabeth-warren-400k-teaching/

In case this particular canard pops up among anyone you know, here is the truth.

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What's True
Towards the end of her tenure as a Harvard law professor, Warren's teaching duties diminished, and she only taught one course during her final three semesters there. For her final four semesters, in 2010 and 2011, her gross salary from Harvard was more than $400,000.

What's False
During the period for which she was paid more than $400,000 in salary (her final four semesters), Warren taught two courses, not one. More important, the salaries of college professors, especially highly reputable academics at prestigious institutions like Harvard, are based on a multitude of factors and take into account more duties than simply teaching classes.

[Boomer]

1. This is such nonsense

This payout breaks down to $200,000 per year, which may be more money than I'm making per year, but is easily matched by the salaries of many of the top executives in the company I work for. As a professor at Harvard, Warren had the equivalent of an specialized job at the upper echelons of a Fortune 500 company. That salary is perfectly in line with her expertise and status.

[NCjack]

2. Agree.

[sandensea]

3. That's over two years.

Hardly unusual for a tenured professor at Hahvahd.