“… study reported administrative costs had grown faster than academic expenses.”
You don’t say.
Don’t suppose the layoffs have anything to do with this: As economy suffers, bureaucratic ranks growing at UNC. Or, this: Audit: Mary Easley’s N.C. State salary ‘excessive’.
Makes you wonder, if the economy hadn’t tanked, would the 16-school university system have continued to bloat their upper ranks?
Some minor details to keep in mind: The 900 administrators getting the ax aren’t all from one school and some of the positions that will be cut may not be filled at present.
UNC System schools will eliminate about 900 administrative positions as the system works to trim its budget.
The cuts were announced Monday following a meeting between system President Erskine Bowles and university chancellors.
The decision comes after a Bain and Co. study reported administrative costs had grown faster than academic expenses.
More from The Charlotte Business Journal.
This article appears in Sep 1-8, 2009.
