The management system of American universities generally worked like this: a school had a board of trustees, theoretically trustees entrusted by the institution's founders, but by now they had basically become the people truly in charge.
The rules for electing trustees differed from school to school, but most were still tied to money. Whoever contributed more could claim a seat. Of course, some long-established universities had boards directly elected by popular vote.
Gotham University's board rules were simple: trustee seats were arranged according to the amount of sponsorship money. There were eight trustees and one chairman, and the current chairman was Bruce Wayne.
The board hired a professional administrator, much like a corporate board hired a president. That professional administrator was the university president. President Sheldon had been so afraid of Bruce because he knew Bruce would become chairman sooner or later. If he offended him, he would definitely be fired.
The board decided the school's major affairs. Even the most basic charter and campus rules were set by the board, while detailed day-to-day management was decided and arranged by the president and the administrative department.
Now, neither the chairman nor the board had ever brought up hiring a president, which meant the administrative department had been left to handle most of the school's daily affairs as best it could.
Not all the faculty and staff in the administrative department had management backgrounds. Many had transferred from other positions or gotten in through connections, and even those with professional backgrounds did not qualify as professional managers. At most, they had studied a little management.
As a result, Gotham University's administration had been rather chaotic for a long time. Take this relocation, for example. Logically, shouldn't someone have been sent over to supervise the new campus before construction was even finished