In my department, the most common abuse was spending on new furniture, although in more flush times there was favoritism in giving time off.
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 07:11:54PM -0400, z l wrote: > When I was in the U of California system in the 80s and 90s, the AFT > unit representing systemwide lecturers and librarians did a survey on > teaching load and administrators/faculty ratios where the numbers were > nearly 2:1 ( I used to ask in faculty meetings where my personal > administrator was so I could get him to do my bidding ). > > And unlike the guy in Georgia, they do get away with it. > > Ann > > ------------------------------------ > > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Carl Dassbach <[email protected]> wrote: > > My view: massive increase in "non-productive" overhead such administrators > > with inflated salaries, flamboyant buildings, sports teams, > > advertising/marketing, highly specialized programs that are expensive but > > serve very few students and, most importantly, universities can "get away" > > with it. > > > Any examples or data on this? > Thanks. > -raghu. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
