A PhD with food stamps?

[Jehanne]

This one surprised me, but, UCLA was recruiting adjunct professors for zero-salary positions:

UCLA apologizes and backtracks on controversial ad for unpaid adjunct job.

What is there for conservatives to complain about on this one?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

This one surprised me, but, UCLA was recruiting adjunct professors for zero-salary positions:

UCLA apologizes and backtracks on controversial ad for unpaid adjunct job.

What is there for conservatives to complain about on this one?

According to the article, the advert was badly worded - but only the phrase ‘without compensation’.

Zero salary and zero compensation are not the same thing. In this case, a non-salaried position only means that the employee will not be compensated out of the university’s budget.

Boru

[Belacqua]

This one surprised me, but, UCLA was recruiting adjunct professors for zero-salary positions:

UCLA apologizes and backtracks on controversial ad for unpaid adjunct job.

What is there for conservatives to complain about on this one?

It's well known that universities pretty much everywhere are squeezing their adjuncts to the breaking point.  It's in keeping with the overall trend of making education into a business, for business.

[brewer]

I know plenty of life 'students/teachers', all the way back to the 70's/80's. They tell me their fine with it and content.

[Jehanne]

This one surprised me, but, UCLA was recruiting adjunct professors for zero-salary positions:

UCLA apologizes and backtracks on controversial ad for unpaid adjunct job.

What is there for conservatives to complain about on this one?

According to the article, the advert was badly worded - but only the phrase ‘without compensation’.

Zero salary and zero compensation are not the same thing. In this case, a non-salaried position only means that the employee will not be compensated out of the university’s budget.

Boru

If they are not paid out of the University's budget, then where is their paycheck coming from?  How about benefits?

[Ranjr]

Hello new applicant, I see you are a doctor of philosophy.  What branch would that be?

Postmodernism along side Existentialism.  I could go either way.

So how would you apply those schools of thought to the city water department?

With a keen eye toward progress and full awareness of the absurdity of it all.

Welcome to the City of Tahlequah, you will get along nicely here.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

According to the article, the advert was badly worded - but only the phrase ‘without compensation’.

Zero salary and zero compensation are not the same thing. In this case, a non-salaried position only means that the employee will not be compensated out of the university’s budget.

Boru

If they are not paid out of the University's budget, then where is their paycheck coming from?  How about benefits?

Adjunct professorships are generally paid via grants. University affiliation makes it possible to apply for and/or maintain grants.

There usually are no benefits.

Boru