Gregory's Server@CptSuperlative - I don't know who you mean by "the rest of them". I'm an academic too! I also don't know what you mean by "socio-political BS". She was, apparently, demoted for not making fast enough progress on her research. But the whole idea of being "demoted" to adjunct status is bizarre; it would be against the rules at many universities.
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 @CptSuperlative - okay. I think we agree. I loved teaching, but when I started getting pressured to do administrative work I was quite happy to retire early and focus on research. Luckily I was paid enough and saved enough to be able to afford this!  |
@johncarlosbaez
By "the rest of them" I mean UPenn and people in her dep and school that demoted her to adjunct.
By the "socio-political BS" I mean the status games that are often played in academia.
I'm not disparaging all of academia or all academics. I was one for quite awhile. Or universities in general.
But, from my point of view, there was far too much stratification of academics. There was always a ton of status quo thinking, and reputation management.
Which isn't that different from other parts of human life. Just with that particular aroma of academic life.
@johncarlosbaez
By "the rest of them" I mean UPenn and people in her dep and school that demoted her to adjunct.
By the "socio-political BS" I mean the status games that are often played in academia.
I'm not disparaging all of academia or all academics. I was one for quite awhile. Or universities in general.