Administrators Have Seized the Ivory Tower
The disconnect between uni administrators and the academics on the ground is growing at a staggering pace. One example is that I know of several universities were salary increases for academics have been capped to 1-2% due to the "hard economic times", while the vice chancellors/presidents ... received salary increases above 8% (and above 20% in at least one case).At the same time most academics will attest that the requirements that they have to fulfill are consistently going up, for example when computer systems are being modernized e.g. purchasing systems, it's very obvious that the requirements are made to minimize the work of the administration, which typically increases the workload of academics.