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littleoldMDme's avatar

It seems like Stanford has a math problem...a 1:1 ratio of bureaucrats to students. It sounds as though they have even turned the students on each other. This has true totalitarian overtones. No wonder the culture of these Ivy type institutions in in the proverbial toilet. My top of the top student is thriving in the honors college at an SEC school where she is learning AND living her best life. This article fills me with gratitude that she had the common sense to put the experience of her college years over the prestige of a piece of paper. It is time to clean house, Stanford! Your “harm reduction” isn’t working. Shame on you.

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PhDBiologistMom's avatar

Much of the admin burden at universities has nothing to do with students, especially at schools that do a lot of research. That said, the bloat is real.

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Lynne Morris's avatar

It is in the SEC too. Not as bad maybe but it is there.

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