“Don't spy on a privacy lab” (career advice for university provosts)

> "They are proposing that grad students share desks, taking turns with a scheduling web-app, so administrators can take over some of the space currently used by grad students."

Give them an inch, and they take a mile - administration is so proficient at growth, they are now literally pushing students out of their desks to make room for more administration.

From 1970 to 2012, school administration has grown by 138%, and student enrollment by 8% [1]. And don't let the slight 2011-2012 drop fool you - the trend endures, e.g. Yale grew its administrative staff by 45% from 2003 to 2019 (while students grew by only 11%) [2].

[1] https://www.heritage.org/education/report/how-escalating-edu...

[2] https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/11/10/reluctance-on-the-...