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I have to agree with the GP comment. This is going to be a drain on both the undergrad programs and on the California taxpayers. I am not convinced that the va
by deodar 4y ago
I have to agree with the GP comment. This is going to be a drain on both the undergrad programs and on the California taxpayers.
I am not convinced that the value add to the undergrad environment will make up for it.
- watwut 4y agoPeople who do bulk of work related to teaching and research on teaching and research institutions are entitled to demand to be paid. Cooks and waiters in restaurants don't work for free either. Programmers don't work for free and negotiate salary raises.
- idontpost 4y ago[dead]
- mjhay 4y agoAre you not aware that grad students teach sections, grade, and do most of the research work that brings in grant money? All for near-poverty wages. It's astounding how so many people are so ignorant of how universities operate, despite having attended them.
- jonnycomputer 4y agoSort of. Kinda. Maybe. In my experience, graduate students aren't really that effective at research until several years in to their education. From a productivity standpoint, it is largely a loss. Many would prefer to hire post-docs instead. They end up being not much more expensive after everything else is taken into account, and they are ready to do good work from the get-go (which, for people who's livelihoods depend on getting tenure and/or grant money, is pretty dang important).
- mcguire 4y agoPostdocs were striking, too. https://www.science.org/content/article/postdoc-union-reaches-tentative-agreement-university-california https://www.science.org/content/article/postdoc-union-reache...