Connecticut Lawmakers Criticize Number of College Administrators

Connecticut Lawmakers Criticize Number of College Administrators: "

Connecticut lawmakers say they’re concerned that administrators and other nonfaculty employees outnumber faculty members at the state’s universities, especially when students are being turned away from full classes, The Hartford Courant reports. The lawmakers were reacting to a legislative report that showed 60 percent of the state’s university employees do not work in the classroom. Connecticut’s governor proposed last week that the state save money on college administrative costs by reviewing all nonfaculty hiring at its public institutions, another example of how newly elected state politicians are seeking more say over how public colleges are run.

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