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A bureaucracy's growth is unbounded, and therefore the % of professors in the university workforce trends to 0%. Eventually there aren't enough professors to t
by mensetmanusman 3y ago
A bureaucracy's growth is unbounded, and therefore the % of professors in the university workforce trends to 0%.
Eventually there aren't enough professors to teach, but the system still needs students to eat so you end up with this situation.
- Clubber 3y agoBloated administration caused the costs to skyrocket. The administrators are in charge of cutting costs. The administrators will cut every cost except their own headcount and salaries, because the machine protects itself. As a comparison, when I went to college, we were taught by full professors with Ph.D's and graduate assistants did the grading, helped with student questions, etc. These full professors had office hours where you could walk in and talk to them. One of my professors was an integral part in building the IRS database. Another was a project manager who helped build the SABRE system. Yet another argued a case before the Supreme Court (one if the highest accolades for a lawyer). Other professors also had impressive accolades in the "real world." This was a public university. This was in the mid 90s, I assume it isn't that way anymore. The good news, I guess, is in the US, each state is responsible for their own educational system. If the state you are in has horrible education, you at least have the option to enroll in another state.
- bumpkijss 3y ago[dead]
- RecycledEle 3y agoWell said! Your observation is so true it hurts. I just can not bring myself to call it "Mansetmanuseman's Law." Can you please name it? I might get myself fired by putting it in my email signature.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoAha, the upside of starting a Wikipedia page on this is that interested parties would do the historical research to show this percentage change over time ;) I'm curious what the power law is...