University of Nebraska Administrative Spending Soars

University of Nebraska Administrative Spending Soars

The University of Nebraska system reported that in 2024 its spending on administrators, managers, and professional staff surpassed the amount spent on faculty for the first time this century. This shift comes amid budget cuts and declining inflation-adjusted pay for teachers. Administrative and professional staff wages grew from about $155 million in 2000 to $484 million in 2024. Meanwhile, faculty salaries increased modestly in nominal terms bu…

University Of Nebraska Now Spends More On Administrators And Managers Than On Faculty

Spending at Varner Hall, home of the University of Nebraska’s central administration, has more than doubled over the past decade. The increases reflect the growing scope and complexity of higher education, experts said. (Dylan Widger / Flatwater Free Press) By Natalia AlamdariFlatwater Free PressAt first glance, they look like raises. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a music professor’s salary jumped $13,000 in the past decade. A Universi…