Comments on: University Administrators Outnumber Faculty http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/university_administrators_outnumber_faculty_/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:17:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anon http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/university_administrators_outnumber_faculty_/comment-page-1/#comment-300141 Anon Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:47:42 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/03/university_administrators_outnumber_faculty_/#comment-300141 Steve, any four-year college with no graduate program will have teaching as a priority, so just pick one of those. Steve, any four-year college with no graduate program will have teaching as a priority, so just pick one of those.

]]> By: Steve Plunk http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/university_administrators_outnumber_faculty_/comment-page-1/#comment-300065 Steve Plunk Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:17:48 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/03/university_administrators_outnumber_faculty_/#comment-300065 The beast must be slain. I heartily agree, teaching doesn't seem to be the primary mission anymore. Unfortunately for me I have a son who is a high school junior looking for a college. News like this is very discouraging. I wonder if there are any institutions bucking the trend and working toward making teaching a priority. The beast must be slain.

I heartily agree, teaching doesn't seem to be the primary mission anymore. Unfortunately for me I have a son who is a high school junior looking for a college. News like this is very discouraging.

I wonder if there are any institutions bucking the trend and working toward making teaching a priority.

]]> By: Dave Schuler http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/university_administrators_outnumber_faculty_/comment-page-1/#comment-299933 Dave Schuler Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:02:17 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/03/university_administrators_outnumber_faculty_/#comment-299933 Both education and health care have been observed to be highly susceptible to Gammon's Law—decreasing outputs per input—and much of that is due to increasing bureaucracy. That both fields are highly regulated and competition is limited might have something to do with it. Both education and health care have been observed to be highly susceptible to Gammon's Law—decreasing outputs per input—and much of that is due to increasing bureaucracy. That both fields are highly regulated and competition is limited might have something to do with it.

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