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Yes administration is a very broad term in higher education. When people complain about administration they are almost always talking about the presidents cabin
by etempleton 4y ago
Yes administration is a very broad term in higher education. When people complain about administration they are almost always talking about the presidents cabinet and academic leadership, not, say, the folks in financial aid or admissions.
- rdtwo 4y agoYeah but the bloat is there too. Admission, DEI, mental health, community outreach, environmental affairs, etc…
- psychomugs 4y agoMany of those you listed were, at least at my university, actually understaffed in my opinion, especially mental health services. Our department director of grad studies told me that the counseling center went through double-digit turnovers in just a few months. Students almost have to compete for appointments the way they’d compete for seats in a class. The cynic in me thinks that the student-run and -staffed peer counseling program was the university putting a band-aid on the issue while they continued pouring resources into brand management.
- etempleton 4y agoAdmissions folks also work pretty crazy hours and are notoriously understaffed and underpaid. It is a grind.