President of University of Oregon Fired For Helping School?

      
         As I was going through the Austin American Statesman I noticed that former UT liberal arts dean; Richard Lariviere has been fired from The University of Oregon.  He had made his switch from UT to The University of Oregon in 2009.  Although what Richard Lariviere did was not bad per say; he did do something controversial and was not given any authority for his actions.  Richard getting fired is the right choice in my humble opinion.  Richard tried to make the school a flagship university(meaning it more private and having more research facilities and NCAA division 1 athletic program)  and rose the professor's salaries without permission.  He was not authorized to do so; so he should rightfully be punished; which is what happened.
         Basically Richard was trying to make the school better as he says,  “I rather be fired .... Trying to seize an act to make the university better than watch it on the glide path to mediocrity."  But he wasn't given any authority; I mean where are they going to get this money from?  The answer would be tax payers.  He wants to make the school bigger and better but he does not think of how it will affect the people of Oregon.  If he makes it bigger will he make it more expensive?  How will this effect people of Oregon attending college?  Will the acceptance rate decrease? There are so many unanswered questions; that he doesn't address.
         In conclusion as much as I agree with paying the teachers more money; where is that money going to come from?  Again this whole idea raises the question; how will this affect the economy of the state of Oregon.  On paper this sounds like a great idea, but not very well thought out.  Second of all he was not given any authority to do this.