Education arguably hasn't been the main goal at UC Berkeley for some time; that distinction goes to research. And the concomitant money (via "indirect costs") t

Education arguably hasn't been the main goal at UC Berkeley for some time; that distinction goes to research. And the concomitant money (via "indirect costs") that it brings. It's true that more administrators are being hired to deal with diversity issues. But there are other, additional, reasons that more administrators are being hired, for example: -- a trend of universities caring more about completion rates, and hence hiring various people in non-faculty jobs to try to keep students on track. -- Various "transition" programs; for example, my university runs a "University 101" program https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_101/ https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/university_101/ Personally, I find the need for these programs a bit questionable, but their proponents have good arguments. Overall, as a faculty member, my impression is that universities are expanding what they consider to be their sphere of responsibility -- which means hiring more administrators and staff.