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DemeaninDemon posted:The academia grind was the reason I decided against a PhD. Why the gently caress would I spend my 20s pursuing a degree with little chance of true job satisfaction until I'm over 50? Generally idealism and a passion for whatever you want to study. That's what roped me in.
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Lotka Volterra posted:Generally idealism and a passion for whatever you want to study. That's what roped me in. Me too, though I must admit I've taken to teaching much more than I ever thought I would.
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May 31, 2015 18:04
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Stultus Maximus posted:Swift Bike Veterans for Truth Thread title candidate spotted!
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May 31, 2015 18:12
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U of Wisconsin eliminating tenure wouldn't change anything in any other universities though, it would just make them that much less competitive for talent than every other university, and it's a drat shame because U of W is definitely one of the more highly regarded state universities. Aside from the funding issues, I'd think it would pretty much eliminate the chance they could recruit anyone decent to be a professor there.
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May 31, 2015 18:19
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Reminder that CBS is every bit as bad as Fox News
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May 31, 2015 18:29
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DemeaninDemon posted:The academia grind was the reason I decided against a PhD. Why the gently caress would I spend my 20s pursuing a degree with little chance of true job satisfaction until I'm over 50? In fairness you're not really expected to get a PhD unless you're already crazily devoted to your work.
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May 31, 2015 18:31
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Boon posted:Apparently John Kerry broke his femur in a bike accident in France. Stable, not life-threatening. "Who among us has not endured injury whilst traversing the streets of Gaul bestride a velocipede?" - John Kerry, trying to explain his injury to regular Americans
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May 31, 2015 18:33
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May 31, 2015 18:34
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That is one of the more despicable things a TV network has put together, jesus christ.
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May 31, 2015 18:35
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on the heels of revealing they had long been fudging forensic hair matching results, the FBI is now quietly letting it be known that their DNA matching algorithm has been off since 1999
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May 31, 2015 18:36
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Fried Chicken posted:on the heels of revealing they had long been fudging forensic hair matching results, the FBI is now quietly letting it be known that their DNA matching algorithm has been off since 1999 Given that nothing happened when it was found out that MA's forensic testing unit had falsifying evidence to convict people, don't expect anything to come from this.
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May 31, 2015 18:37
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This just makes me happy I gave up watching TV a long time ago so I can safely say I have nothing to do with that station. Eat the rich.
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May 31, 2015 18:45
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Shifty Pony posted:Tenure is a different thing than the old professor who has been there forever. Age discrimination less have pretty much eliminated mandatory retirement. As a result the previous generation refusing to retire is a big problem in a lot of fields because it means very few openings for people trying to start their careers. There is another option for standing up to admin: many adjuncts are unionizing, even in private colleges and universities.
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May 31, 2015 18:52
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Shifty Pony posted:And it could all be fixed in an instant if US News made "percentage of student credit hours taught be adjuncts" a negative on their ratings. Speaking of which, when exactly did the US News college rankings go from an annual dick-waving contest meant to drive subscriptions for a magazine nobody would read otherwise to one of the most important factors driving university administrations nowadays?
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May 31, 2015 18:55
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Rhesus Pieces posted:Speaking of which, when exactly did the US News college rankings go from an annual dick-waving contest meant to drive subscriptions for a magazine nobody would read otherwise to one of the most important factors driving university administrations nowadays? Well these days the college reviews are the only print issues they actually produce.
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May 31, 2015 18:57
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Absurd Alhazred posted:There is another option for standing up to admin: many adjuncts are unionizing, even in private colleges and universities. That doesn't work for faculty at public universities in states that forbid government entities from engaging in negotiations with organized labor.
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May 31, 2015 18:59
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My partner is an admissions counselor at an art school and she tells me that they go into serious panic mode if there is any chance of losing their current high US News & World Report ranking. They base their advertising slogan off of it and everything, it's nuts.
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May 31, 2015 19:01
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my bony fealty posted:My partner is an admissions counselor at an art school and she tells me that they go into serious panic mode if there is any chance of losing their current high US News & World Report ranking. They base their advertising slogan off of it and everything, it's nuts. Well, it's not really tenable to rate an entire university but people need/desire some sort of measurement. I mean granted an art school is more concentrated than a university, but still.
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May 31, 2015 19:04
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Trabisnikof posted:That doesn't work for faculty at public universities in states that forbid government entities from engaging in negotiations with organized labor. So those States killing tenure is the least of their problems, if you ask me. 
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May 31, 2015 19:05
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May 31, 2015 19:16
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Fried Chicken posted:"Who among us has not endured injury whilst traversing the streets of Gaul bestride a velocipede?" - John Kerry, trying to explain his injury to regular Americans "Velocipede" is loving metal. Fried Chicken posted:on the heels of revealing they had long been fudging forensic hair matching results, the FBI is now quietly letting it be known that their DNA matching algorithm has been off since 1999 This however is depressing. 
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May 31, 2015 19:18
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Mo_Steel posted:"Velocipede" is loving metal.
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May 31, 2015 19:26
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ThirdPartyView posted:Given that nothing happened when it was found out that MA's forensic testing unit had falsifying evidence to convict people, don't expect anything to come from this. there's been like hundreds of cases overturned in MA due to annie dookhan's fuckery, what are you talking about
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May 31, 2015 19:30
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Rhesus Pieces posted:Speaking of which, when exactly did the US News college rankings go from an annual dick-waving contest meant to drive subscriptions for a magazine nobody would read otherwise to one of the most important factors driving university administrations nowadays? Right about when the states slashed higher ed budgets (or just stopped increasing them to keep up with demand) and suddenly public Universities found that their stated missions of providing reasonably priced in-state education were completely impossible without pulling in a ton of rich students willing to shell out big bucks for out-of state or out-of-country tuition. Losing ranking or not having a luxury dorm might be the difference between Little Jimmy/Susie Moneybags deciding to go somewhere else and completely killing the possibility of the school getting Mr. Moneybags Sr to sponsor a new research lab wing.
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Fried Chicken posted:on the heels of revealing they had long been fudging forensic hair matching results, the FBI is now quietly letting it be known that their DNA matching algorithm has been off since 1999 So teeth, hair and DNA matching have all been made up apparently. What's next, fingerprints turning out to not exist?
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May 31, 2015 19:45
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This is worse than Duck Dynasty and Keeping up with the Kardashians combined. Right at the top of my poo poo list, alongside Undercover Boss and Mystery Diners and its ilk.
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May 31, 2015 19:49
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computer parts posted:In fairness you're not really expected to get a PhD unless you're already crazily devoted to your work. So.. So very true. There was a reason my advisor didn't have kids nor wanted them. Jesus gently caress that CBS show. They just moved up past Mormon patriarchal church leaders on the block list. Islam is the Lite Rock FM fucked around with this message at 20:02 on May 31, 2015 |
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May 31, 2015 19:58
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DemeaninDemon posted:Why the gently caress would I spend my 20s pursuing a degree with little chance of true job satisfaction until I'm over 50? Is there a job where this isn't the case? Other than like, genius entrepreneur.
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May 31, 2015 20:00
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DemeaninDemon posted:So.. So very true. There was a reason my advisor didn't have kids nor wanted them. Most of my professors have families.
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duz posted:So teeth, hair and DNA matching have all been made up apparently. What's next, fingerprints turning out to not exist? about that... I mean really fingerprints are an example of the coastline paradox, wher the distinctivenss is a fucntion of the resolution you bring to it because of the fractal nature of the object. But yeah. Fried Chicken fucked around with this message at 20:06 on May 31, 2015 |
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May 31, 2015 20:04
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Shifty Pony posted:Right about when the states slashed higher ed budgets (or just stopped increasing them to keep up with demand) and suddenly public Universities found that their stated missions of providing reasonably priced in-state education were completely impossible without pulling in a ton of rich students willing to shell out big bucks for out-of state or out-of-country tuition. Losing ranking or not having a luxury dorm might be the difference between Little Jimmy/Susie Moneybags deciding to go somewhere else and completely killing the possibility of the school getting Mr. Moneybags Sr to sponsor a new research lab wing. It's like an ouroboros. They need more wealthy students to pay higher tuition every year in order to pay for all the brand new buildings and amenities they put up in part to look good in the glossy mailers they send out to compete for wealthy students. Meanwhile the adjuncts and grad students using the brand new labs and research wings are on food stamps, but Jimmy and Susie Moneybags have luxury dorm suites and a climbing wall in the Student Union, so the system works!
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mr. mephistopheles posted:Is there a job where this isn't the case? Other than like, genius entrepreneur. If we continue with job satisfaction as a favorable balance of enjoyment, compensation, and security then yes many. Early academic and education lacks the later two.
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May 31, 2015 20:08
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DemeaninDemon posted:So.. So very true. There was a reason my advisor didn't have kids nor wanted them. It's a tradition as old as television quote:Using the classic applause meter, as did many game and hit parade-style shows of the time, Queen for a Day had its own special twist: Each contestant had to talk publicly about the recent financial and emotional hard times she had been through. quote:Strike It Rich is a controversial game show that aired on American radio and television from June 29, 1947, to December 27, 1957 on CBS and NBC.[1] People in need of money (such as for medical treatment or a destitute family) appeared and told their tale of woe, then tried to win money by answering four relatively easy questions. Each player would be given $30 and bet any of their bankroll on answering each question after being given the category. If the contestant didn't win any money, the emcee opened the "Heart Line", which was a phone line to viewers who wished to donate to the contestant's family.
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duz posted:So teeth, hair and DNA matching have all been made up apparently. What's next, fingerprints turning out to not exist? Good News! 
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DemeaninDemon posted:If we continue with job satisfaction as a favorable balance of enjoyment, compensation, and security then yes many. Early academic and education lacks the later two. there were a lot of reasons I got out with my MA and didn't try to go on, but one of them is that they don't even pretend like you have stable employment or advancement coming.
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May 31, 2015 20:27
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Rhesus Pieces posted:Meanwhile the adjuncts and grad students using the brand new labs and research wings are on food stamps, And non-faculty university staff. I'm a university librarian and even by the standards of librarians I'm paid peanuts to work on a very lovely campus with dorms significantly more luxurious than my apartment.
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May 31, 2015 20:47
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Can someone link me to a good refresher on what the FREEDOM Act is/does?
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May 31, 2015 20:51
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Samurai Sanders posted:My friend just finished his PhD and he tells me that he's applying for a "guest lecturer" position that is supposed to last two years. Yeah dude I hear ya. K-12 teachers have it better in that regard since, depending where you go, one can find a position. Except with the exception of like Wyoming a teacher gets paid poo poo. Remember teachers and academics drive advancement more than most fields. New material to drive transistor size closer to the limit? Bet your rear end some underpaid coffee addict probably discovered it! Then teachers keep kids from becoming bumbling idiots.
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May 31, 2015 20:58
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Wow, a reality show worse than The Swan. I didn't think that was possible.
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Shifty Pony posted:Right about when the states slashed higher ed budgets (or just stopped increasing them to keep up with demand) and suddenly public Universities found that their stated missions of providing reasonably priced in-state education were completely impossible without pulling in a ton of rich students willing to shell out big bucks for out-of state or out-of-country tuition. Losing ranking or not having a luxury dorm might be the difference between Little Jimmy/Susie Moneybags deciding to go somewhere else and completely killing the possibility of the school getting Mr. Moneybags Sr to sponsor a new research lab wing. This is generally the case. My small technology university over here in Missouri gets a lot more money from out of state and international students from China vs. in state tuition.
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