April 7, 2006
Union Study Criticizes Teaching at Penn
Tenure-track faculty members teach only 40 percent of classes in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Sciences, according to a report by a graduate-student union at Penn that has been fighting for university recognition. Lecturers on short-term contracts teach almost the same amount, the report says.
As a result, the group argues, students at Penn are not getting the education they are paying for.
The report, "Casualized Penn: Where Did the Professors Go?," was
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