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redstatebluegirl

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17. Where I used to work

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 11:06 AM

Sep 2013

they had a Vice President for EVERYTHING!!!! We joked that before long there would be a VP in charge of the men's room! All were former political friends of the administration....one had an office near mine and I swear I never saw him go in or out. Of course the office was redecorated before he "moved in ".

No raises since 2009 for faculty. My husband is tenured and teaches as well as maintaining a research lab, writes grants, serves on TONS of committees. He works harder than ever. When he began the university took 28 percent of his grant money for university overhead, now it is over 40 percent. Grants are harder to get even for good biomedical research. Without that no summer money and no chance for any raises

Most people think professors work 3 hours a day WRONG!!!! If they do we are moving to that school! He works 12 months not 9!

Sorry, I guess this touched a nerve. I feel for adjuncts, they are being used to get rid of tenured faculty...not good for either group!

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Do College Professors Deserve a Living Wage? [View all] n2doc Sep 2013 OP

Yes shenmue Sep 2013 #1

Yes. Adjunct professorships are draining professors and, I contend, snappyturtle Sep 2013 #2

It depends. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #3

$150K here in CSU Calif FreakinDJ Sep 2013 #7

I would think the respect, pscot Sep 2013 #4

Awesome. eppur_se_muova Sep 2013 #11

bullshit.... mike_c Sep 2013 #5

Exactly. Top administration officials have been hogging the pie, none left for mere faculty. eppur_se_muova Sep 2013 #9

And *that* has little to do with it. Igel Sep 2013 #19

Cosign and thank you. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #12

I'm seriously waiting to hear that we need to create a new $100K+ VP of parking services.... mike_c Sep 2013 #15

It's funny because it's true. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #16

I wonder if he has the guts to say the same about coaches salaries. progressoid Sep 2013 #6

More classes are taught by adjuncts than tenure track faculty... prairierose Sep 2013 #8

$82K at a community college ? Only in the wealthy counties near DC, nowhere else in the country. eppur_se_muova Sep 2013 #10

No! Bourgeoise intellectuals! Ship them to Siberia! Squinch Sep 2013 #13

Absolutely. n/t xocet Sep 2013 #14

Where I used to work redstatebluegirl Sep 2013 #17

Absolutely !! warrant46 Sep 2013 #18

I don't agree with the entire premise here...many "regular" professors aren't raking in the dollars. Sancho Sep 2013 #20

Even in public schools, you have no real job security because school districts duffyduff Sep 2013 #21

Education mutian Oct 2013 #22

Of course De Leonist Nov 2013 #23