Word: administrationitis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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"It's not a waste of money in any sense, but it is a disorderly way of budgeting it," says Robert E. Kaufmann '62, associate dean of the Faculty for finance and administration, who oversees budget-making every year. There's more guesswork in the preparation of the Faculty budget...
To which the administration replied, "Poppycock!"
The union counters that the administration inflates the number of junior faculty at B.U. to give the impression that 60 terminations is only a small proportion.
One administration official said the charge of discrimination against union activists is "absolutely and totally false"; another acknowledged with a laugh that the idea was tempting but impossible because of the close scrutiny given to administration policies.
Kevin White has led a building administration. During his stint as mayor, four skyscrapers, the new City Hall, Quincy Market and a dozen other big projects have sprouted in the city.