> > American universities graduated 100,000 new PhDs but only created 16,000 new professorships > Here we go again - this weird idea that the only purpose for

> > American universities graduated 100,000 new PhDs but only created 16,000 new professorships > Here we go again - this weird idea that the only purpose for doing a PhD is to become a professor. Or that professors need PhDs. Time spent getting a PhD deprives future educators of skills beyond academic ones that will serve many students better than academic skills.