Administrators Have Seized the Ivory Tower
Collectively (not individually),  IMHO the professors are to blame.<p>Just like many other 'nerd' professions (engineers, programmers, doctors), taking positions of power is uninteresting, even when offered, because the scientific/technical/mathematical problem at hand is significantly more interesting then wielding power. This is where the alpha male professional manager come in and offers himself to manage the show , and the nerds are only too happy to delegate that responsibility. Over a period of years/decades the transition of power is  complete and the professors end up being the underdogs.