Jilted Entitlement
Invisible Adjunct,
Mar 09, 2004
A lengthy discussion has erupted on the Invisible Adjunct over the job prospects of non-tenure track academics. The comment begins with the observation that large numbers of fully qualified people are able to obtain only temporary employment. "To put it simply: if someone is good enough to be at the front of a classroom, that person should be working for a decent living. And if someone is not good enough to merit a decent living, that person should not be in front of a classroom." I certainly agree with this, and would go further to suggest that the university system's current system of saving costs through underemployment cannot be sustained. Also worth noting is the We Could Hire God This Year thread, in which writers post their observations about a recent job ad requiring that applicants send a half hour video of one of their classes.
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