UM’s Administrative Bloat Is Fueled by Diversity, Inclusion
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The University of Michigan's astronomical costs of tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, and supplies range between $34,000-$73,000 due to administrative bloat.
Legislators, donors and tuition-payers concerned about the cost of education at Michigan would do well to scrutinize the size and cost of campus DEI initiatives.
We suspect that reducing administrative bloat and reducing costs would do more to promote college access than the best efforts of diversity administrators.
At the University of Michigan, the cost of tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, supplies, and other miscellaneous charges for an in-state resident exceeds $34,000. The price tag doubles for non-resident students, at $73,000. What explains these astronomical costs that put Michigan out of reach for many prospective students?
One factor is administrative bloat.
In a new Heritage Foundation report, we document that the University of Michigan is a national leader in one administrative category in particular: diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). After reviewing publicly available information on websites at 65 major universities, we discovered that DEI-dedicated personnel typically overwhelm other higher-education staffing priorities.
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