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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two issues I have noticed. At my daughter's SLAC, there are a huge number of Profs taking sabbatical next year - with lots of young inexperienced Profs coming in, we hope, if they can be found. Profs didn't take sabbaticals over COVID (where could they go), so the rate is going up. Not great for students. For those of you who think, adjuncts are the answer, know that adjuncts get paid about 3000 a semester - with no benefits, at least at DC colleges (I am one), so as you look ahead at where your DC goes, maybe ask how many Profs are up for sabbatical in the next few years. It impacts what classes are offered, and when, who their advisors might be, etc.[/quote]

Those visiting profs at SLACs can be great--they are usually fresh out of their PhDs and have done lots of teaching fellowships in their PhD program.  Their standards are often really high and they are energetic.  I wouldn't discount them.  When I went to a SLAC, I really appreciated those visiting professors.  When I graduated my PhD I was one--and I really threw myself into my job then.  Visiting professors are far more embedded in the school than adjuncts.  They will have no trouble finding people--there are always recent PhD grads looking for those positions.  It's a much better career move than being an adjunct.[/quote]

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