Agreed. University administrators definitely have an effect. There has been a doubling[0] in the number of administrative posts in the US and they cost a lot[1

Agreed. University administrators definitely have an effect. There has been a doubling[0] in the number of administrative posts in the US and they cost a lot[1]. It seems to be a continued corporatization of the tertiary sector, whereby management and administration slowly swallows the old system of a university run by faculty. A good reporting on this is in [2]. [0] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/06/higher-ed-administrators-growth_n_4738584.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/06/higher-ed-administr... [1] http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septemberoctober_2011/features/administrators_ate_my_tuition031641.php?page=all http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septemberoctober_2... [2] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/07/14/new_book_argues_bloated_administration_is_what_ails_higher_education https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/07/14/new_book_argu...