As someone who was often chided about my school library doctoral graduates
not going into academia, their excuse was that they were usually making
$30,000 to $40,000 more when they entered the doctoral program than the
faculty teaching them with better benefits and they simply couldn't afford
to "start all over" as an assistant professor. Those higher salaries were
awaiting them. Most of them were able to exercise their more adult
teaching roles by teaching part-time in a nearby university program.
Blanche
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010, B.G. Sloan wrote:
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> I agree with Sue Easun's points. Well taken. Not all LIS doctoral students
> become faculty members.
>
> I was just happy to see that an LIS doctoral program was actually trying to
> prepare students for what they might face if they become faculty members. I
> think more LIS schools should do this.
>
> Bernie Sloan
>
> --- On Wed, 1/20/10, Sue Easun <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> From: Sue Easun <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: On learning about how to be a faculty member
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 12:32 AM
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> > I highlighted Richard Cox's doctoral seminar at Pitt because
> of its
> > focus on preparing doctoral students
> > for their futures as faculty members. Not just asLIS faculty
> > members, but faculty members generally.
>
> But what of students who aren't planning to become faculty
> members? or who
> don't get to be faculty members? Nothing against Richard's
> course, or any of the
> others discussed, just wondering whether the list feels such
> situations should be
> addressed.
>
> Sue
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> Sue Easun, Ph.D.
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