It’s kind of an athenian democracy. The only ones who can vote are tenured professors. Admin staff can’t vote, students can’t vote, non-tenured staff can’t vote.

Except it’s an Athenian democracy where none have any skin in the game. The professors aren’t going to lose pay if the university attracts mediocre students, they aren’t going to lose pay if the infrastructures crumble around them - they’re civil servants, their job and pay are fixed and guaranteed . So they have no incentive to take decisions that are difficult for them but better for the students