Re:65k fake students applied for financial aid in wide commu...
by IggleSniggle on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @06:35PM
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Sadly, in the US, even the “tenure track” full-time professors are seldom full-time lectures. Their most valued contributions are:
- obtaining research grants
- department administration
- image management
They also sometimes teach courses, but more often than not, that duty can be given to a combination of adjunct professors and “graduate teaching assistants,” ie doctoral students.
Much of it I’m okay with organizationally except for the money/workload balance. It’s a race to the bottom to overwork and underpay for teaching duties.
- obtaining research grants
- department administration
- image management
They also sometimes teach courses, but more often than not, that duty can be given to a combination of adjunct professors and “graduate teaching assistants,” ie doctoral students.
Much of it I’m okay with organizationally except for the money/workload balance. It’s a race to the bottom to overwork and underpay for teaching duties.