Many colleges and universities have replaced recently retired faculty with adjunct professors instead of tenured positions. Affirmative action in many STEM-rel

Many colleges and universities have replaced recently retired faculty with adjunct professors instead of tenured positions. Affirmative action in many STEM-related fields continues to play an important role in the fewer number of tenure appointments that are still being made. In which case, it's no wonder that in the United States, the finance industry has siphoned off much of the country's best talent. For the more "passive aggressive" types, there are always positions available at the richly funded defense contracting labs, which in many instances today are giving essentially "no bang" for the taxpayer's buck.