Without details about what roles these new administrators are being hired for, it's impossible to say whether this is justified. For example, the quote from the

Without details about what roles these new administrators are being hired for, it's impossible to say whether this is justified. For example, the quote from the university president suggests the growth is due to hospital staff: > University President Peter Salovey emphasized that the administrative growth has been proportional with the growth in faculty size and in University revenue. He reiterated that the growth in the Yale School of Medicine’s clinical practice has been a significant and worthwhile cause of the administration’s increased size. Whereas the reactions in the article and in this thread seem to be focused on other positions.