Adjunct professors unionize, revealing deeper malaise in higher ed

[malthaussen]

22. While that position has merit...

... it rather ignores the larger issue, which is that of rising expenses due to exploitive management. Indeed, it could be taken to imply that the mulcting by administrators is not a problem at all, that the real problem is those whose reach exceeds their grasp. If one wished to be combative, he might see in such a declaration an inclination to side with the authoritarians and sharp operators, and damn the unfortunate who refused to stay in his place. One should be careful, IMO, how one makes such statements, and should indeed not make them at all if he is not willing to provide more explanation than a simple one-liner.

-- Mal