Aug
17
Written by:
William Lutz
8/17/2010 10:43 AM
This morning's Dallas Morning News contains an article chronicling a study by Arkansas professor Jay Greene showing that administrative employment has grown faster than instructional employment at state universities -- especially in Texas. Click here to read the article in full. In 2003, the Legislature surrendered tuition-setting authority to appointed boards of regents. At the time, critics predicted that both tuition and administrative spending would go through the roof. Both critiques have now been borne out.