Shut it down. For a couple of years. Like the stupid NHL.
wait, professors are in a union?
Shut it down
The students eyes will see all the education they will ever need. Let them strike, walk out.
Wonder where all the taxpayer student loan money is ending up? (including administrators, new facilities, etc.,)
Just go “Hostess” on their ass. Go into Bankruptcy and invalidate ALL pensions.
It’s fo’ de chirens.....
About a decade ago, a full time university professor in one of the PA state universities had to teach a minimum of three courses in spring and fall semester and be available for five hours per week of office hours. For that level of effort, they were paid something in the low 40k range.
In other words, for thirty two weeks each year (two sixteen week semesters), a prof had to teach three courses (three hours a week for each course, adding up to nine hours in the classroom) and five additional hours of sitting in their office to draw a full time salary. Fourteen hours a week, eight months a year. Approximately 450 hours a year for 40k, or about 90 bucks an hour. Some professors did more, some enthusiastically volunteered numerous additional hours for mentoring and advising, but a non-trivial portion of the faculty did the bare minimum. Sure there is class prep and all that jazz, but in many courses, once a lesson plan and exam format is developed, there’s no need to put in additional effort, and the cottage industry of back tests and note banks prove that PhDs are able to be just as lazy as their students.
I learned all this the last time the PA state university professors threatened to strike. I’m sure the numbers didn’t shift out of the professors’ favor since then.
Bloomsburg University
California University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney University
Clarion University
East Stroudsburg University
Edinboro University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown University
Lock Haven University
Mansfield University
Millersville University
Shippensburg University
Slippery Rock University
West Chester University
Full professors make over $100,000 for 9 mos. teaching with VERY generous bennies.
The governor should offer online classes, developed at other uniersities if need be. Then let the walkout happen. If students can get an education online without the hassel, then it benefits the state to close down some of the programs.
I actually was a professor at one of these for a few years. Felt guilty taking my paycheck as full time meant that I performed class instruction 10 hrs per week, 28 weeks per year. (2.5 hrs per class X 4 classes per week) My office hours were between my classes.
My last year there, they rearranged my schedule so I only worked Tuesday and Thursday (yes, I still was full time.) Didn’t even set foot on campus MWF. Unfortunately, my teaching schedule conflicted with court appearances for clients which was far more lucrative.
There was absolutely no pressure to publish or perform research at these institutions and the pay was much higher than most prestigious private universities.
I often joked that after working as a professor for the state for the state, I would never get a real job!!!
No way. They should get rid of Tenure. First of all I work at the Naval Academy and they have to have Tenure within six years or they are fired immediately at the end of the 6th year. You could be the best Professor in the history of the school and it does not matter. So for six years, they have to get published, be on committees, and do a lot of research. It is a burden and should be thrown out. Professors should be able to just teach the students and not worry about doing other stuff that does not assist the students. There is too much pressure on Professors for such a small amount of money. However, after the sixth year, it is hard to get fired.
As a prof I say this in jest: the students should pay them to stay out. Seriously I’m joking. Not.
Let ‘em strike. Send everyone home. State government against unions, a win-win fight for conservatives. Pass the popcorn!
Shut it down! The question is, if you send your kid to college there will be no job for himor her in 4 years anyway so save your money and help shut down the government run taxpayer siphon, middleclass taxpaying, propaganda brainwashing machine. Put a liberal socialist commie out of work!
Colleges are too expensive already. Colleges will be half empty soon.