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<p>Uh, so? Just because other public schools may also be facing budgetary problems means that it’s fine for you to spend inefficiently, as per Will’s premise? I believe that Will would counter-argue that if Berkeley improved its efficiency while other public schools in crisis don’t, then Berkeley will recover from its crisis faster than those other schools. Isn’t that what we all want? </p>
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<p>Um, the source of the waste is that the faculty member in question is being paid extra (and significantly so, by sunfish’s numbers) for taking an administrative task that, at least according to Will, may not even need to be filled at all. </p>
<p>The premise of Will’s argument is that - in a time of horrific financial turmoil - can Berkeley really afford to fund an Office of Diversity, with its own Vice Chancellorship (even if part-time) and a full staff? You can choose to disagree with Will’s argument, but we should all be clear about what his argument is.</p>