Submitted by Haim, Aug 29, 2007 17:11

Higher Ed Fan posted

>And CUNY has been relying on a dwindling number of full-time faculty who have had to carry the weight of>increasing advising and committee responsibilities that part-timers aren't on campus to do. Now>students will benefit from better access to faculty who, in turn, get adequate support from the employer.

We seem to be confusing categories. "Full time" is one thing, "tenure" is another. One could certainly have the first, including health benefits, without the second. Just like any normal company. Precisely why teachers and professors need the guarantee of a lifetime sinecure in order to do their duty, unlike anyone else including many people with serious, professional responsibiities, is a question that has not been adequately investigated. (That people like lifetime sinecures is not an adequate answer.)

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