tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815564874722496808.post2107874883973828218..comments2023-04-27T03:36:36.821-05:00Comments on The Periodic Table: Mr. B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02067666077743889680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815564874722496808.post-90877308472031084532008-04-26T15:19:00.000-05:002008-04-26T15:19:00.000-05:00Well...I am afraid that I feel that this is a pret...Well...<BR/><BR/>I am afraid that I feel that this is a pretty big problem - it is a matter of integrity. You don't get paid for a full time job twice. The U has been burned before for this and so you'd think they'd be a little more careful.<BR/><BR/>It is also a little surprising that the chief counsel would locate, fairly late in the game, a university policy on the matter - especially after the institutional history with the Zahavy affair.<BR/><BR/>As far as unfairness to adjuncts and the paucity of tenure track positions for junior faculty - that is related to this business I feel.<BR/><BR/>Think how many junior faculty could have been hired for half a million dollars a year...<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment. <BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>BonzoMr. B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02067666077743889680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815564874722496808.post-42683407011324019622008-04-26T14:56:00.000-05:002008-04-26T14:56:00.000-05:00Reading this article, all I could think of was the...Reading this article, all I could think of was the sorry state so many adjuncts find themselves in these days. Getting a tenure track position is something of a pipe dream for young profs, may of whom find it necessary to triple and quadruple dip to pay the rent...<BR/><BR/>I guess I just don't understand the condemnatory tone of this story. Aren't there much bigger problems facing the U?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com