U.S. Faculty Job Market Tanks
23rd October 2020
Read it.
Pay no attention to the nondescript woman waving at you from the sidebar. Whatever she wants, it can’t be good.
The excessive supply of PhDs is a result of the conjunction of a number of trends:
- Everybody has a right to go to college.
- You can get a doctorate in anything you want to study, no matter how vacuous.
- Grading standards have sunk so low that all it takes is the willingness to kiss ass for seven years.
This faculty ‘pinch’ is a reminder to those who so desperately need it that markets work even when you don’t want them to.