We are professors you c+ck sucking c#nt.
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I love how INSTRUCTORS at a for-profit school want to compare themselves to PROFESSORS at real universities. YOU IDIOTS ARE NOT PROFESSORS.
I was told by the higher ups at my school that the 40 hour week is NOT true! (I hope they're right)
Has anyone actually confirmed that full time instructors will have to be on campus 40 hours per week?
"I have to really laugh at the post asking what will they do all week??!!! It's a full time job not a part time job!! You have all been milking the system for years!!"
Clearly your wanna-be smart azz, knows absolutely NOTHING about teaching and the real time it requires of instructors BEYOND the classroom. Nobody "milks the system". If anything, the system drains dedicated, hard-working individuals of everything they have by requiring more and more of them while providing less and less in return. Now, they are simply going to put it in writing and demand that these individuals be further drained by having what could be productive time dedicated to delivery in the classroom, wasted doing the work of others or even busy-work, while the idiot managers who remain, hover over them, breathing down their necks, causing them to be more resentful and less productive and effective for students.
If you don't know of what you speak/write, simply SHUT UP. You don't have to comment. That way, everyone isn't made aware of your ignorance.
For those with the snarky remarks about working 40 hours a week, as a professor, I already work well over 40 hours a week, but much of it is done off-campus (i.e. planning classes, making lesson plans, grading assignments, reading updated textbooks, designing presentations, and creating assignments, tests, and quizzes). I spend as much time working from home as I do on campus.
My concern is forcing professors to be on campus for 40 hours. At my campus, professors don't have an office; we only have cubicles, and we are limited by the computers and software that are installed at our desks, not to mention, that it is very difficult to get this kind of wok done when we are constantly being interrupted and / or distracted by other faculty and administrators.
I've been a professor at non-profit universities, both public and private, and a large portion of my work has always been completed off campus. And yes, at Ai, at least at my campus in Texas, we are expected to do scholarship or creative work. In the past year, I have presented at two conferences, published a short article in an academic journal, and worked in production on two films and preproduction on another.
There seems to be some misconception that all of the professors at the EDMC schools are incompetent hacks. This is simply not the case for most. Sure, there are some that simply got their degrees in the system and stayed in the system their whole lives (academic incest), but for many of us, we teach because we love our field and love to see our students succeed. Are there bad or incompetent teachers at the Ai schools? Absolutely. And they should be fired. But most of them have been there forever, and they milk the system. But to some extent, these "bad" teachers can be found at every university on earth. At traditional universities, they are justified because of their research; at ours, they are justified as a sort of legacy.
But don’t be fooled by a relatively small number of so-called “bad” teachers. The majority of us are dedicated and work really hard to constantly improve ourselves, our classes, and our curriculum. You ask why we stay or tell us to quit if we don’t like certain aspects of our jobs or the company, but don’t you see, the fact is, we are dedicated professionals; we stay for our students, to make the system better. I have witnessed many things that make me want to leave my job at Ai, but I have also seen some powerful benefits. My campus of Ai recruits many students that at first glance seem to have no chance at succeeding in our school or in our industry. And for many, this is the case. But for some, going to Ai is a life changing experience. Those students who could never get into or succeed in a more traditional school often thrive, giving them a second chance at following their dreams. It is this kind of student that inspires me to stay. And of course, there are going to some of you who say that it’s simply not worth it, that the bad outweighs the good, that those students shouldn’t get a college degree in the first place. The simplest answer is that I don’t agree. I was a first generation college student, and without the support and dedication of a few key professors, I would have never finished my undergrad, let alone my MA, my MFA, and my PhD, all from major non-profit universities.
I know this has been a long rant, but I hope it clarifies how many of us already feel.
How hilarious, after a huge reduction in force the remaining employees are complaining about working a 40 hour week. Poor babies
No, it was not milking the system. At many universities, faculty spend most of their time on research, not teaching. At the EDMC schools, obviously faculty do not do research. However, one of the things EDMC always promoted about their faculty was how many actively worked in their fields. This is not possible if you have to spend 40 hours a week at the school. EDMC faculty already spend many more hours teaching per week than you'll find at any other college or university.
And if we don't want to sign the new contracts, will we get a severance? I assume that would be quitting, which usually means no severance. But in this case they are changing the terms of employment so much that the current job no longer exists. I feel they are forcing us out. Making us quit. Is that legal?
I have to really laugh at the post asking what will they do all week??!!! It's a full time job not a part time job!! You have all been milking the system for years!!
It's difficult to speculate, because we're probably wrong, but I'd imagine since many of our campuses have lost key Academic Director positions, we will be required to fill in for their duties. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if we were required to participate in several "committees" to fill in the gaps lost by non-Academic Director positions. Being asked to work in the Accounting Committee, for example, or the Career Services would serve to both keep the duties performed in those positions, and fill the time needed for a 40hr work week. Let's just hope a pay increase is in those contracts. (Right?)
I honestly hope we go to a Holacracy management system, where faculty and staff can better work together. This might not be ideal for all, but it would be an interesting shift, and one that people, like me, would feel good about.
What are faculty supposed to do for 40 hours a week? Just sit in their office waiting for students to drop in?
It is still coming, the contracts will need to be signed prior to the first week of the new quarter.
I have heard the same thing today here in Michigan and from a friend in another state, but nothing concrete.