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The closing of American academia
Monday, August 27th, 2012
20 August 2012
… like 67 per cent of American university faculty, a part-time employee on a contract that may or may not be renewed each semester. She receives no benefits or health care…
In most professions, salaries below the poverty line would be cause for alarm. In academia, they are treated as a source of gratitude. Volunteerism is par for the course – literally… In addition to teaching, academics conduct research and publish, but they are not paid for this work either.
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