Sorry, blame state governments the past 2-3 decades. They've mostly been doing budget cuts and things similar to prop 13. College is viewed as discretionary,

Sorry, blame state governments the past 2-3 decades. They've mostly been doing budget cuts and things similar to prop 13. College is viewed as discretionary, vs. cutting k-12 when there's not enough state money to go around, so it's taken much of the hit. That means less tenured faculty. You can vote your preference in your state elections next time.