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Human101948

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59. Many outside of the campuses would see the Professors as coddled
Tue May 3, 2016, 06:12 AM
May 2016
Unless they teach summer school, they are off between May and September and they enjoy long breaks during the school year, including a month over Christmas and New Year’s and another chunk of time in the spring. Even when school is in session they don’t spend too many hours in the classroom. For tenure-track professors, there is some pressure to publish books and articles, but deadlines are few. Working conditions tend to be cozy and civilized and there are minimal travel demands, except perhaps a non-mandatory conference or two. As for compensation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for professors is $62,000, not a huge amount of money but enough to live on, especially in a university town.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/01/03/the-least-stressful-jobs-of-2013/#218044ed51ff

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Then why is she apparently out of funds for the primary? oldandhappy May 2016 #1
Link please. It looks like she is in fine shape to me. pnwmom May 2016 #2
Just recent chatter. oldandhappy May 2016 #3
He's been spending two or three times as much in ads as she has all along. pnwmom May 2016 #5
Why should she waste the money? Zynx May 2016 #15
Exactly. It is and always was about the GE. Hortensis May 2016 #28
She's winning so handily that she doesn't need to spend money WhiteTara May 2016 #18
A smarter campaign, better managed and she did not travel to the Vatican Thinkingabout May 2016 #56
You obviously still have not read sadoldgirl May 2016 #4
Teachers are well off? Nope. And it is hair dresser, not hear dresser. bettyellen May 2016 #8
Thanks, I will correct it. sadoldgirl May 2016 #12
The numbers included classified and part time staff at the University. n't pnwmom May 2016 #10
and god knows there are less good jobs in education than ever.... bettyellen May 2016 #16
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I heard she got almost as much from Green Energy firms as she has from oil too...... bettyellen May 2016 #6
Good. They know what is good for America when they see it. riversedge May 2016 #7
It's a 'thank you' note for HRC not pushing free tuition. nt Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #9
A program that 2/3 of the governors would reject won't be all that helpful. pnwmom May 2016 #11
I got free tuition to an eastern state uni in 1968 Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #13
Oh, really? Then how are we supposed to get the governors to take the free Medicaid money? pnwmom May 2016 #14
I have seen it done better, yes. Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #17
With Dems like you pushing their agenda the Repubs don't have to work so hard... Human101948 May 2016 #57
Not surprising that people who deal with information for a living Lucinda May 2016 #19
Low Information Voters (WINK) DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #20
Really interesting report! mcar May 2016 #21
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You're confusing donors with amount donated. Fail. jfern May 2016 #24
I confused nothing -- I used the wording from the article. Sorry if it confused you. pnwmom May 2016 #25
She gets the free press, people! Bernie spends more because otherwise they make him invisible. flor-de-jasmim May 2016 #26
Bernie has been getting just as much press as Hillary since New Hampshire. pnwmom May 2016 #29
Educators don't like Bernie's "tuition plan" Sancho May 2016 #27
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Many outside of the campuses would see the Professors as coddled Human101948 May 2016 #59
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In your long experience here, you see that this place is becoming Free Republic? FSogol May 2016 #60
Go in to most any college today and talk to faculty members for long enough. nolabels May 2016 #53
For one thing, people who study science need to be pretty good at math. pnwmom May 2016 #50
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It's ironic that you're here on a message board proclaiming that. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #52
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This is by dollar totals. surrealAmerican May 2016 #55
Admin aren't the ones trudging thru years of debt like their students glowing May 2016 #62
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