So the school is cutting classes — not administrators. The bureaucracy of any organization is the first hired, last fired because the people who run the organization see the bureaucrats every day. They are nice and friendly. The people who actually do the work are less in touch with corporate management.
In Surf City, there are two girls for every boy.
At WVU, there are four administrators for every faculty member.
Gee is protecting the bureaucracy. Instead of letting administrators go, he is cutting faculty.
(via Instapundit)
[How many administrators does WVU have? Don puts the number at a whopping 7500, which means one administrator for every five students, or more accurately, 1:4.5. The shortfall at WVU and others schools is a case of bureaucratic bloat, which is one major reason for the tuition spiral that’s threatening to leave generations of students with lifetime debt. It’s very telling that WVU will cut education and educators before cutting bureaucrats; it speaks volumes about the real mission and values of Academia. — Ed]
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