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Administrative Bloat and the Cost of American Higher Education
I stumbled upon an interesting study from the Goldwater Institute a couple of months ago. I referenced in my last post, but I am just getting a chance to blurb it now. Titled “Administrative Blo... Read More
New Evidence of Salary Inequality in the CSU
In July I commented on a Washington Post story about increasing inequality between executive pay and the salaries of average Americans. At the time I pointed out that this inequality was apparent in t... Read More
Link CSU Presidents’ Salaries to Faculty Salaries
In today’s LA Times Professor of History J.E. Sefton rightly criticizes a reported proposal to link the salary of CSU Presidential salaries to campus graduation rates. Sefton argues that CSU Pre... Read More
Stop the Insanity
Today’s Los Angeles Times brings us some fresh perspective on the decision to offer inflated salaries to the new presidents of San Diego State and Cal Poly SLO. Why the pay increases? Cal State ... Read More
This is Not a Game
House GOPers met this morning to discuss the Boehner Plan to raise the debt ceiling. During this pep talk in which Boehner angrily exhorted his caucus to “get their asses in line,” Represe... Read More
A Little Kvetching about the Debt Ceiling Debate
I am a political scientist, so I hope you excuse my momentary detour from kvetching about the California State University system and indulge a detour into the world of politics. As the country heads t... Read More
The Beginning of the End of Civic Education in the CSU
Between the tuition hike and the pay increase for the San Diego State University President something else happened at the CSU Board of Trustees meeting. It has not been reported in the press, but it i... Read More
What Have Unions Done for Us?
With all of the negative political rhetoric surrounding public employee unions, it is important to occasionally remind ourselves about the benefits that we enjoy today because of the union movement. M... Read More
