Reminders about the Economics of Becoming an Academic
By Lee Skallerup Bessette. Dean Dad asked, and I answered. And of course, I got called out for it. I’ve written about the unsustainable economics of getting a PhD and becoming an academic in the past; you can read all about it here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here. Katherine D. Harris has recently blogged her financial reality of being a tenured professor (and of course opened herself up to criticisms about how she spends her money and free time). Increasingly, people are citing financial reasons for passing on an academic career. Read more...