Literature Review Blog #4

(2) Takahasi, Paul. "Why so Many High-ed Professors Make so Little." Las Vegas Sun.com. Las Vegas Sun, 15 June 2014. Web. 26 Oct. 2014. <http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/15/why-so-many-higher-ed-professors-get-lower-level-p/>.

(3) This article is all about Professor Donati who teaches English composition and world literature at UNLV to undergraduate students.  Even though he holds a masters and a doctorate in his field he still doesn't get paid very much at all.  He states that he works about 30 hours per week doing various tasks for his classes but only receives $24,456 a year.  The article states that this is about $10,000 less than the starting salary of a K-12 teacher in the public school system there.  Furthermore, the article explains that the tenure process is very difficult and competitive which usually results in a lot of applications for one tenured position.

(4) The author of this article is Paul Takahasi, and he is a education reporter at the Las Vegas Sun. 

(5) tenure: teacher or college professor's contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause.

non-tenure-track faculty: those who teach part-time and those who teach full-time but are not on tenure-track lines.

(6) "At a growing number of universities nationally, adjunct professors like Donati have become the face of higher education, as colleges increasingly rely on part-time, non-tenure-track faculty for cheap and abundant labor.  Last year, nearly 4 out of every 10 professors at UNLV were adjuncts.  Nationally, adjuncts constitute a little more than three-quarters of higher education faculty."

"The tenure process is incredibly competitive," Donati said, pointing to a recent tenure-track position that netted more than 400 applicants.  "You have to be brilliant to land a tenured position these days."

"Because of their low pay, many adjuncts at UNLV hold other part-time jobs to make ends meet.  Some live with their parents.  Nationally, there have been high-profile cases of adjunct professors living on food stamps."

(7) This information directly links to my topic of horrible pay for adjunct professors, and how there has been a huge push at universities for adjunct professors.  The article shows how little they really do make, and the harsh reality that some are living on food stamps.