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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I'm curious how people "know" that there is fluff and administrative bloat? [/b]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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Great question.

Let's hire an Assistant Dean of Staff Management to find out.

"Administrative bloat" is an incredibly well documented issue in higher education. Like, I really don't even know how to answer your question because there's so many sources and statistics out there about skyrocketing administrative costs/number of non-instructional staff at universities. It's like asking "I'm curious how people "know" that the US has industrialized over the years"...because it's just a fact that is known to anyone that pays a modicum of attention. [/quote]

I'd rather reduce the White House Bloat. There's a lot of Bloat in the Casablanca. Some of it likes playing golf. Bloated.

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IKR? Not to mention all the lawsuits they are costing us, and what are those Musk dropout kids getting paid? Also, I'm curious if all the Trump appointees are working on the same salaries as previous positions. [/quote]

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