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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious how people "know" that there is fluff and administrative bloat? I was an administrative staff person at a university- if you asked the professors, they might say that our department was bloat simply because many don't like dealing with us. Yet, they (and only a few with loud voices) were the first to scream if they didn't receive immediate attention. 
Additionally, research projects are all different and need something different to succeed- so someone's large travel budget may be for essential national and international collaborations. Someone's large supply budget may be supporting a critical lab. Workshops and training budgets are important for states/areas that are historically underfunded and are trying to train K-12 teachers and engage students in areas like STEM so we see more rising talent. 
This all makes me sad- we are not that far from a universal flu vaccine, Alzheimer's research may be reaching a critical success point, and currently 20% of our population will die from cancer- it's being researched at many universities on all fronts.

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Come on, please. No one wants to see cancer research cut but if you claim that colleges aren’t far too expensive and need to do some cost cutting and focus on educational mission, you are simply FOS [/quote]

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