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Things that Big Academia gets away with that nobody ever publicly challenges
jrifkin48
7/6/15 6:47am
The math book thing is insane
Busiturtle
7/6/15 6:49am
For BYU-Provo profs it is a calling, not just a job to make money.
Lawbronc
7/6/15 8:25am
What is BYU-Provo? Is that a high school or something? Never heard of it before.
mikecito
7/6/15 9:09am
There are many economists in the private sector, but # 4 is right on.
Freddie Cougar
7/6/15 7:05am
any evidence?
soulcoug
7/6/15 7:40am
RE: any evidence?
workindev
7/6/15 7:54am
these are not normal professors
soulcoug
7/6/15 8:12am
RE: any evidence?
Freddie Cougar
7/6/15 8:23am
Have a couple econcomics profs in the family- they make bank
Nigel_Darkhardt
7/6/15 8:46am
RE: Things that Big Academia gets away with that nobody ever publicly challenges
Gustav
7/6/15 7:20am
We disagree frequently, Gustav, but I completely agree with this post.
WhiteKnight
7/6/15 7:27am
There certainly are academics getting paid extravagant salaries, and many more
workindev
7/6/15 7:35am
I just looked at your list, and they are ALL working in Medical schools
WhiteKnight
7/6/15 7:42am
Here are some other departments at the Unversity of Texas
workindev
7/6/15 7:50am
Those are indeed well paid professors
WhiteKnight
7/6/15 7:55am
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WhiteKnight
7/6/15 8:04am
Good points. I agree that those salaries aren't extravagant, and I agree that
workindev
7/6/15 8:14am
Right, full professors are just the very top of a typical department
Gustav
7/6/15 8:19am
The real data on faculty salaries
runnincoug
7/6/15 8:10am
Private industry PhDs don't earn close to 3 times as much
CSoul
7/6/15 8:18am
bloated administrative services is spot on ...
runnincoug
7/6/15 8:20am
I didn't say 3x as much
runnincoug
7/6/15 8:22am
The problem is that in the private sector a lot of the professors who get tenure
CSoul
7/6/15 8:36am
Only about 60% make tenure at major universities
runnincoug
7/6/15 9:01am
"much less rigorous" is probably an understatement.
benny1982
7/6/15 9:21am
Also, the tenure process 35 years ago is nothing compared to today
runnincoug
7/6/15 10:34am
She was speaking about the process today. She's the head of her department,
benny1982
7/6/15 10:38am
Right. Her comment that it's very hard is correct. I'm more commenting about
runnincoug
7/6/15 10:46am
I should have mentioned and you are right that the tenure track rate is
CSoul
7/6/15 9:23am
Mid-150k with 10+% 401k contributions, beyond amazing health benefits...
sheriffcreg
7/6/15 8:29am
Wow, lots of bad information in your post.
runnincoug
7/6/15 8:37am
It's like any other book. The popular textbooks make the author a lot of money
Freddie Cougar
7/6/15 8:34am
When did putting Big in front of an industry become like putting gate after a
concolor couguar
7/6/15 7:23am
#3 I disagree. Some people just love to teach
WhiteKnight
7/6/15 7:25am
A couple things you got right and a couple wrong
runnincoug
7/6/15 7:26am
#1 is the main reason I didn't crack open my books in college
ballen
7/6/15 7:29am
It's the main reason I didn't get half of my textbooks in college. Pretty
tebowned
7/6/15 7:31am
Agree with most. At least in the Marriott School, all the professors I had
maxpowers
7/6/15 7:33am
Please do some Big Research before spouting off,
soulcoug
7/6/15 7:34am
The biggest one in my mind
Twin Roots
7/6/15 7:49am
I've been doing a ton of research lately on a somewhat relevant subject and I
Epileptic Beagle
7/6/15 8:17am
As far as causes of rising costs go, you can point in plenty of directions
Gustav
7/6/15 8:24am
And if we are honest, another factor is athletic drains on the general budget
runnincoug
7/6/15 8:32am
Actually, education is the one industry where salaries are almost universally
Josef K
7/6/15 8:24am
Sounds like a pretty good gig. Maybe you should get a PhD / become a professor?
B-town_coug
7/6/15 9:17am
I agree with most of these points. Regarding #3, in my experience it was a mixed
CanuckUte
7/6/15 9:20am
Big Academia v. private sector
valcorger
7/6/15 9:38am
Big Academia v. BIG private sector
concolor couguar
7/6/15 9:41am
I sell my books back and get well over 50% back. I don't lose 80%.
spugeddy24
7/6/15 9:53am
I bought my books online early and sold them back to the bookstore early.
thecelloguy
7/6/15 8:38pm
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