Editing Academic administration (section)

==Administrative communication==
Like other professional areas, academic administration follows a specialized and often highly abstract terminology. This terminology often depends on that used in military strategy (as in Strategic Planning) and business management (including Public Relations).<ref>Richard Utz, "Against Adminspeak", ''[https://www.chronicle.com/article/Against-Adminspeak/249047?key=hsZMErKIgGC276GPIxqHkSP5jbKbjZo7inN_XME_7x91_awBNokn0OtP-fqf8M6Ic0s4X016U01jTmlpaGVtSElwWjVONE9iRjI5UW9BdldZNVlTVEotMUVyVQ Chronicle of Higher Education]'', June 24, 2020.</ref>

Digital era brings a communication overload and intense stresses of the job are threatening administrators mental or physical health. Administrators are operating in an era of multiple continuing crises, unreliable supply chains etc. Prof. David D. Perlmutter dean of the College of Media & Communication at [[Texas Tech University]] suggests several questions to ask about the regular meetings which administrators hold:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Admin 101: Campus Administrators Need Self-Care, Too|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/admin-101-campus-administrators-need-self-care-too?cid2=gen_login_refresh&cid=gen_sign_in|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-22|website=www.chronicle.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122135901/https://www.chronicle.com/article/admin-101-campus-administrators-need-self-care-too?cid2=gen_login_refresh&cid=gen_sign_in |archive-date=2021-11-22 }}</ref>

* Are these meetings necessary?
* Do they have to happen as often as they do?
* What is the best way to distribute information, especially in a governance culture, so people can be aware of it and act upon it without being overwhelmed?
* Do people understand the steps and goals of the process, or are they just participating out of tradition?
* Can the number of participants be reduced without hurting governance?
* Do we need to modify any of our processes because of the lack of face-to-face interactions that have occurred off and on since the pandemic began?