The biggest decision professor Feingold ever had to make during his time in the Bay Area was whether he wanted Merlot or Chardonnay.
Following the release of Ron Johnson’s new Snapchat geofilter on his gig as a highly paid college professor, professor Feingold issued a remarkably tone-deaf defense of his decision to charge $150,000 for a grand total of 19 classes last year:
The Johnson campaign launched an attack ad against Feingold using a Snapchat filter. The ad said "Sen. Feingold made $8,000 per class. Is he really for students?’ In 2015, Feingold was paid $150,000 for teaching two courses at Stanford University. The Johnson campaign calculated that for the 19 classes Feingold taught, he earned approximately $7,895 per class. Feingold called the $8,000 per class attack ‘factually ridiculous.’ ‘I was hired to do a job at these universities,’ said Feingold, who taught and spoke at colleges and universities after losing his Senate seat in 2010. ‘They asked me to work and I worked hard…’
Only a career politician who has been running for office since the 1980s would consider cashing $450,000 in speaking fees and honoraria from struggling colleges and universities across the country to be hard work.
- Since Leaving Office, Feingold Has Earned At Least $450,000 From Salaries And Honoraria From Colleges And Universities. (Russ Feingold, 2012 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 7/11/13; Russ Feingold, 2013 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 5/28/14; Russ Feingold, 2014 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 4/17/15; Russ Feingold, 2015 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 5/29/15; Russ Feingold, 2015 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 5/15/16)
- In 2015, Feingold Was Paid A Salary Of $150,000 From Stanford University. (Russ Feingold, 2015 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 5/15/16)
- For The 2014-15 Spring Term, Feingold Taught IPS 252: “Implications Of Post-1994 Conflicts In Great Lakes Region Of Africa: An American Perspective” At Stanford University On Wednesdays Between March 30, 2015 And June 3, 2015. (Stanford University, Accessed 8/8/16)
- For The 2015-2016 Autumn Term, Feingold Taught LAW 537: “The United States Senate As A Legal Institution” At Stanford University On Mondays Between September 21, 2015 And November 20, 2015. (Stanford University, Accessed 8/8/16)