Colleges whine too much

I’m really tired of reading about University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto and other Kentucky public university presidents testifying in Frankfort about “draconian” budget cuts and threatening tuition increases.

Instead of complaining and threatening, they should be looking for ways to cut costs at their respective institutions of higher learning.

One place to start would be to reduce bloated administrative costs that have exploded in recent years. Higher-education cost inflation leads all sectors in the U.S. economy, and it’s due to the ladling on of expensive, additional layers of non-productive bureaucracy that creates no added value to the quality of education.

Why should our public universities be exempt from the same belt-tightening responsibility that businesses constantly face to remain competitive?

I don’t agree with Gov. Matt Bevin on everything, but unlike his predecessor, Bevin and his team recognize what it will take to get Kentucky’s fiscal house in order and I commend their effort.

The university presidents should stop complaining and get with the program.

This story was originally published February 26, 2016 at 2:01 PM with the headline "Colleges whine too much."