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That's what grad programs need, a healthy dose of bureaucracy! One of my first thoughts was about how 'tenure' works. I once had a horrible professor that pro
by RickJWagner 4y ago
That's what grad programs need, a healthy dose of bureaucracy!
One of my first thoughts was about how 'tenure' works. I once had a horrible professor that provided next to zero value for his classes. (He would literally just sit at the head of the class and repeat "Read your books! What you need is in there!" With nothing else added, ever.) Yet he remained on the payroll, thanks to his tenure.
I fear a union will bring similar inefficiencies here.
- lapcat 4y agoThe reason isn't tenure. The reason is that research universities value research much more highly than teaching. This is evident in faculty hiring practices, even the hiring of junior professors who don't yet have tenure. And this is also why underpaid graduate students and non-tenure-track postdocs are doing a lot of the teaching work at universities.