WaPo: Pomono College since 1990, # of students +17%, # of administrators +454%

[Anonymous]

TBH with more technology and more focus on mental health and resources and more helicopter parents and more accreditations we DO need more administrators. But maybe not 400% more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not DEI.

It is partially DEI, and who is represented in what departments (those who face the public, for one). It is not entirely DEI. If you say DEI has nothing at all to do with it, then you have not worked for a university in recent years.

Parents should be outraged at what is happening behind the scenes at all colleges, private and public.

[Anonymous]

Could this just be a way to promote faculty? Does the article say whether these Deans are also teaching? I know at my DC's school, their Dean is also a teacher. Maybe this stat just means Pomona has a more experienced faculty and has faculty retention over time - who have been bestowed with higher titles and admin/leadership responsibilities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tech schools have a lot of equipment to maintain and need non-teaching employees to do that.

Pomono is a SLAC.

Interesting. Two misspellings of Pomona in one thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Christ a'mighty. Wonder how much of that is DEI nonsense.

If you try hard enough, you could probably blame everything on DEI

Agree it's easy to blame DEI, but DEI is also the most egregious examples of grift and failing upwards, so not surprised why people bring it up. Many schools added DEI bureaucracy in the last few years without really explaining what they do other than tell people what to do.

[Anonymous]

Can we really have a discussion about this without seeing the numbers? Maybe in 1990 campus didn't have security or they didn't count groundskeepers. They certainly didn't have tech staff in 1990. How many employees does it take to keep the campus network running? Are sports coaches counted in that number? Have they increased staff in career counseling?

[Anonymous]

Need to see context/comparison with other schools for this to have any meaning — my guess is this is true for virtually every elite school.

it doesn’t really surprise me that there would be a massive increase in administrators. Since 1990, more students study abroad. More students do internships. More expect robust career planning. More students get financial aid. More students do undergraduate research. More students apply to more schools as part of the admissions process. There’s more athletic recruitment. More technology, which is infused into virtually every part of the experience. More dining options, which are available for longer hours. More on-campus enrichment.

Don’t families expect these things? Don’t we criticize schools that fail to provide them?