...and some professors are overpaid.

<p>Yes, this is exactly right. It’s that way in a lot of organizations, too. It means nothing that that specific job title didn’t “continue”. Big whoops – large organizations re-structure and change job titles and functions all the time. This is the kind of thing that is seized on by people who want to make some partisan type of point, but it doesn’t reflect well on how well they understand large organizations.</p>