Sunday's Doonesbury- Day Laborers

[JDPriestly]

64. That adjuncts are not expected to do research does not justify paying them such low

salaries.

Full professors may do research, but they may have grad assistants to help grade papers and do other work that is involved in teaching.

Students pay high tuition to have good teachers, not to have professors do a lot of research.

Somehow, professors should be both excellent teachers and do the research. Many adjuncts would and could do research if they did not carry such heavy teaching loads.

Universities take advantage of the adjuncts in the same way the contractors take advantage of day laborers who very often do not have the legal documents to allow them to work at the standard rate.

This is a scandal in higher education. Adjuncts deserve better treatment. They should have health insurance and retirement plans like other teachers with their level of education.