Category Archives: Administrative Costs

Vancouver Sun: Universities have been taken over by administrators (15 May 2012)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by mrkjns96

By Barry Cooper.  As published in The Vancouver Sun, 15 May 2012: For the past few weeks I have been working at the University of Erlangen in Germany. Apart from congenial students and colleagues, the most impressive aspect of the place … Continue reading →

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Are Bloated Bureaucracies Undermining Higher Education?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by QUFA

Book excerpt and interview with Benjamin Ginsberg, political science professor at Johns Hopkins University and author “The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why it Matters.” From 1975 to 2005, the cost of attending public universities in … Continue reading →

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From PSAC Local 901: Top Administrators at Queen’s should lead by Example

Posted on February 7, 2011 by QUFA

From PSAC Local 901 Blog on February 5, 2011 http://www.psac901.org/ We are now approaching University budget season. Alongside the presentation of the new budget, one should expect the usual chorus of explanations for the University’s financial crisis: “times are tough”; … Continue reading →

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Edmonton Journal: U of A administration soaks up $100M

Posted on March 26, 2010 by QUFA

Cash-strapped university one of the most expensive to run in Canada By Elise Stolte Excerpt from: Edmonton Journal, March 26, 2010 As the University of Alberta climbed the world rankings, it also became one of the most expensive universities to … Continue reading →

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