BMCC administration claims there have been no faculty losses and nowhere else to cut.
In the past 10 years faculty have been halved. While not outright “cut” these positions have sat vacant, or unadvertised for years, and the effect is the same. Less faculty to support a large body of students.
In 2012 there were over 50 full time instructors and close to 200 part time, being overseen by 2 administrators, for a 27.5 faculty to 1 administrator ratio. Despite student enrollments decreasing, and a number of faculty positions being closed or unfiled upon retirement, resulting in half the faculty staff, the number of administrators doubled in 2017. Given this restructuring, and in addition to another 2 deans, the resulting ratio was 8.75 faculty to 1 administrator.
The college is proposing faculty cuts ONLY, and makes no mention of restructuring the Office of Instruction. If student enrollment is being cited as the metric for these layoffs, why does it disproportionately affect the faculty? After these cuts, the ratio of faculty to administrator will be 6 instructors to 1 dean.
Meanwhile the faculty to student ratio is 75:1 presently, and after these cuts, will increase to 104 students per full time faculty member. How are the faculty expected and able to advise and support 12x the number of individuals the administrators are?
