Working for Change in Higher Education: The Abysmal State of Adjunct Teacher Pay
Working for Change in Higher Education:
The Abysmal State of Adjunct Teacher Pay
By Jeff Nall
The recent Chicago teachers’ strike provoked a great deal of thoughtful discussion on the topic of K-12 education and teaching conditions.
Important aspects of higher education, however, continue to be overlooked. In particular, the broader public is likely unaware of the unfair and even damaging teaching conditions adjunct or part-time professors are increasingly facing.
The average salary for a college professor is in the realm of just under $60,000.[1] Most full-time University professors teach around six courses a year while also engaging in a variety of scholarly research. Full-time
The Abysmal State of Adjunct Teacher Pay
By Jeff Nall
The recent Chicago teachers’ strike provoked a great deal of thoughtful discussion on the topic of K-12 education and teaching conditions.
Important aspects of higher education, however, continue to be overlooked. In particular, the broader public is likely unaware of the unfair and even damaging teaching conditions adjunct or part-time professors are increasingly facing.
The average salary for a college professor is in the realm of just under $60,000.[1] Most full-time University professors teach around six courses a year while also engaging in a variety of scholarly research. Full-time
College application fees are a barrier to getting an education
College application fees are a barrier to getting an education
by Keith Veronese
This is the time of the year when senior high school students are furiously applying for college — a process that will decide where they will spend the next several years of their life, and shape their futures. And a lot of them will face a common problem: They have the grades to get into a particular school, but they can’t even afford to apply.
Why are college application fees so high? And how much money do colleges make from charging such insane fees just to be considered?
Stanford University charges $90 per undergraduate application. The school receives over 34,000 applications a year, adding up to $3 million in revenue for the school. That’s not the highest application fee in North America,
by Keith Veronese
This is the time of the year when senior high school students are furiously applying for college — a process that will decide where they will spend the next several years of their life, and shape their futures. And a lot of them will face a common problem: They have the grades to get into a particular school, but they can’t even afford to apply.
Why are college application fees so high? And how much money do colleges make from charging such insane fees just to be considered?
Stanford University charges $90 per undergraduate application. The school receives over 34,000 applications a year, adding up to $3 million in revenue for the school. That’s not the highest application fee in North America,