Colleges could have students do the lighter work around campus, rake the leaves, shovel the snow, mow the grass, sweep the halls and classrooms, wash the dishes, set the tables, help in the kitchen. We used to do that at my old high school, Westtown Friends School. It worked out fine. Westtown started the system during WWII when they could not hire anyone. Each “work job” only took about an hour a day of student’s time. With students doing a lot of the work, the buildings and grounds employees could be reduced to a whisper.
Colleges could get rid of all the “administrators”. These employees don’t teach, they do nothing to educate students, but they all draw six figure salaries. I have read that some colleges have as many administrators as professors. I suppose administrators do various sorts of paperwork. Should some agency demand that their paper work be turned in on time, the college should mail them a nice form letter saying “we are working on it” as politely and vaguely as possible. The only paper work that has to be accomplished is report cards (a faculty responsibility) and the college catalog listing all the courses, their times, and the credits and courses required for graduation in all of the different majors.
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