tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post7101691146207347152..comments2024-03-22T01:06:23.845-07:00Comments on Confessions of a College Professor: 4 Faculty Apply As 1 AdministratorDoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528555392898760692noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-64339371270033792652014-07-20T11:55:10.589-07:002014-07-20T11:55:10.589-07:00The institution I used to teach at wasn't much...The institution I used to teach at wasn't much better.<br /><br />In the mid-1990s, it restructured, though the results were, at times, baffling. One layer of management was abolished and the resulting duties largely moved downwards in the pecking order. According to one long-time "lifer", the resulting arrangement was a lot like how things used to be.<br /><br />Did the institution leave things that way? Of course not. According to an acquaintance of mine who's presently teaching there, the place is going through another re-structuring right now. That layer of management that was abolished nearly 2 decades ago is--you guessed it--going back in.<br /><br />Somebody should put that place on a turntable....<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-41285496831862157962014-07-20T11:29:28.628-07:002014-07-20T11:29:28.628-07:00I'm not surprised at that stunt. I've had...I'm not surprised at that stunt. I've had dealings with that university and I get the impression of it being overwhelmingly bureaucratic. Why use one person to do something when 3 or more can do it less effectively?<br /><br />A lot of the new facilities that are being built aren't for the benefit of the students but for administrators. From what I've seen, they're not much of an improvement.<br /><br />It only demonstrates how much post-secondary education models itself after corporations. I used to work for a subsidiary of a large multi-national oil company. After I left it, that subsidiary was restructured, resulting in more divisions and, it seemed, more managers. Why should a university be any different?<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.com