Maybe, but a major cause of the high price of a college education is the vast crowd of administrators brought in over the last decades. When my father started teaching in the mid-20th c. There were faculty, a department chair (one of the faculty), a Dean, and office support. Now there are any number of administrators who get paid more than faculty.
Nice to here someone come out and say it. I'm in Australia where the system is a little different but still, the same general trend applies. On the student side, an overwhelmingly large number of people have a negative experience, accrue debt, then the cherry on top is finding it doesn't prepare them for the workplace.
I have to say some colleges and universities are a lot better than others but it's interesting to see how this system evolves or holds up over the next few generations.
I enjoyed reading your post on college teaching. At first I wanted to be a college professor. But At ASU there was a lot of political infighting so I looked for an applied job. My friend became an adjunct professor and remained an adjunct professor for his entire career. He is famous in his pond, but has limited financial security.
College is a racket. If the people who run the colleges and universities in this country had any sense of decency they would be deeply ashamed of themselves. I’d take a job in the fucking Mafia before I’d take a job at a private college or university. They not only screw families blind, they screw the government, too. You know you’re in the depths when you’re more corrupt than federal government. After claiming to be Native American, a lie, Liz Warren made $343K working three hours a week for 39 weeks (or fewer) plus she worked a side job as a lawyer for credit card card companies (back when they only charged 19% interest.) She is the poster girl for academia, right down to her NPR haircut.
Maybe, but a major cause of the high price of a college education is the vast crowd of administrators brought in over the last decades. When my father started teaching in the mid-20th c. There were faculty, a department chair (one of the faculty), a Dean, and office support. Now there are any number of administrators who get paid more than faculty.
It is remarkable that the college racket has lasted this long, isn't it?
Nice to here someone come out and say it. I'm in Australia where the system is a little different but still, the same general trend applies. On the student side, an overwhelmingly large number of people have a negative experience, accrue debt, then the cherry on top is finding it doesn't prepare them for the workplace.
I have to say some colleges and universities are a lot better than others but it's interesting to see how this system evolves or holds up over the next few generations.
I enjoyed reading your post on college teaching. At first I wanted to be a college professor. But At ASU there was a lot of political infighting so I looked for an applied job. My friend became an adjunct professor and remained an adjunct professor for his entire career. He is famous in his pond, but has limited financial security.
College is a racket. If the people who run the colleges and universities in this country had any sense of decency they would be deeply ashamed of themselves. I’d take a job in the fucking Mafia before I’d take a job at a private college or university. They not only screw families blind, they screw the government, too. You know you’re in the depths when you’re more corrupt than federal government. After claiming to be Native American, a lie, Liz Warren made $343K working three hours a week for 39 weeks (or fewer) plus she worked a side job as a lawyer for credit card card companies (back when they only charged 19% interest.) She is the poster girl for academia, right down to her NPR haircut.