Toxic politics, maligned priorities, empire-building run amok
Pros
Some departments have substantial resources and international acclaim. Most of the staff and university-level administrators are friendly. Great weather,
Cons
University priorities are: 1) Promote athletics, 2) Construct buildings, 3) Accept all undergraduates whose parents have a checkbook. When the university faces financial constraints the staff is forced to suffer furloughs and temporary layoffs while new construction roars on. Department-level faculty administrators can act with near impunity to promote, hold back, and dismiss graduate students and junior faculty. Overwhelming preference for Asian doctoral students in many departments, particularly in the business school and computer science. Supply Chain Management and Finance departments have each only admitted two Americans in the past five years. Grossly insufficient parking - expect a mile or longer walk to your building, often in 100*+ heat.
