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Academic employment - security (1)
Not many people get fired from Greenback U. Oh, it happens. But on a percentage basis, it doesn't happen all...
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Academic employment - stability (1)
I don't hear it much from the faculty, but for a fair number of staff, one great thing about working...
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Academic employment - the leader in the clubhouse
Well. a good number of the results are in, and the leader is -- to no one's surprise -- "because...
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Academic employment - the second half of my answer
So if working in a fixed location was what first attracted me to Greenback, what kept me there? In two...
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Academic employment - half an answer
Previously, I asked why folks choose to work in higher education. Since then, I've gotten a number of emails containing...
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Academic employment - a question
Why do you work for a university or college? Why do I? These questions (admittedly, in reverse order) popped into...
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Yes we could
It's too expensive. It would cost too many jobs. We don't have time. There isn't enough land on the planet...
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Blow me . . . away
OK, I don't normally comment on this sort of thing. In fact, I don't normally even think much about this...