Joseph S. Paul reacts to applause from the audience during his formal announcement ceremony as he is named the 11th President of The University of Southern Mississippi at the university's Thad Cochran Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., Thursday, October 27, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Joe Paul is being paid an annual salary of $650,000 as the 11th president of University of Southern Mississippi, according to a copy of his contract the Institutions of Higher Learning provided to Mississippi Today.
