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Another idea to retain or hire faculty: let them have dual enrollment at tech companies and universities. Not sure if this is a good idea, or if it works. But I
by tyler- 8y ago
Another idea to retain or hire faculty: let them have dual enrollment at tech companies and universities. Not sure if this is a good idea, or if it works. But I'd certainly be interested in studying the outcomes of it. Potentially could cause a conflict of interest in motivation of academic research vs industry driven research to profit the company, or even be used as a way to fast-track students to said company. Not that these things are inherently bad, but such decisions could have undesired outcomes for the universities that do this. But could be an idea worth exploring. Or, universities could become more competitive with salaries.
- moonlet 8y agoI know I’m one data point, but I’ve taught classes as an adjunct before and my (tech co) employer was fine with it... it’s totally workable if you can say get Friday mornings off.
- alistairSH 8y agoI had several classes taught by adjunct faculty who had "day jobs" in my years at UVA. Although they were all in economics, not CS. So, it can work. But, you need a good supply of local professionals with the aptitude to teach. Probably not too hard for entry level courses, but 3rd or 4th year courses are likely harder to find suitable adjuncts. I'm sure I could teach CS101, but no way could I teach a senior level OS class.
- tedmiston 8y agoMy school had industry practicing adjuncts like this. It mostly works though adjunct comp is radically different than tenure track. Adjuncts did it because they enjoyed teaching or were seeking a more permanent professor position, not for the adjunct comp. There are definitely some perverse incentives around exam difficulty and grading. We also had full-time instructors aka teaching professors (no research).