Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

TeamPooka

(24,216 posts)

13. there's more to it than just the time in class lecturing. Student meetings, grading papers...

Reply to JimDandy (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2015, 02:25 PM

Apr 2015

course prep. This is stuff that doesn't happen during class hours and it's why we are talking about living wages. Living wages means they can live while they teach and work. for the entire length of the course.
Can you live for 15 weeks on 3K?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

34 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

$15,000 Per Course is Fair [View all] JimDandy Apr 2015 OP

What is the per-hour equivalent of the "$15,000 per course" they are asking? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #1

Assuming 9 hours per week rogerashton Apr 2015 #2

45k for teaching a 3 credit hour course? phil89 Apr 2015 #3

You wrote 100/hr where I think you mean 10/hr. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #5

I think its $100+ and its never going to happen unless someone is a rare expert. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #7

I received a 15k a year stipend as a grad student Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #8

So did I, but the work was for GA and not adjunct/part-time faculty. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #10

A semester is usually 15 weeks long central scrutinizer Apr 2015 #4

Also has to do research and reading to stay current Sanity Claws Apr 2015 #28

It's equivalent is better likened to a salary-based employee. JimDandy Apr 2015 #6

$15K per course is way too high. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #9

No...it's $62.50/hr...and with ZERO benefits. JimDandy Apr 2015 #11

A 3-credit course is generally not 15 hours of work per week. This is part-time work. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #18

Close family...not self. JimDandy Apr 2015 #19

Let me break it down from someone who is closer than you. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #24

They are positioning that figure as enlightenment Apr 2015 #14

I guess so, but its bizarrely high. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #25

College should be like $5. JaneyVee Apr 2015 #12

there's more to it than just the time in class lecturing. Student meetings, grading papers... TeamPooka Apr 2015 #13

Exactly. JimDandy Apr 2015 #17

$15K would be ridiculously high. Depending on where the adjunct teaches, $5K seems about right Vattel Apr 2015 #15

$15,000/course is just above a living wage... JimDandy Apr 2015 #16

$150,000 a year is just above a living wage? bornskeptic Apr 2015 #27

When I was an adjunct, I worked, as I said then, 2/3 time for 1/3 time money and no benefits Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2015 #20

It is outrageous that 70% of the teaching load is carried by adjuncts. JimDandy Apr 2015 #21

Anyone here actually work as an adjunct? Thespian2 Apr 2015 #22

That is terrible! Hopefully more adjuncts start weighing in. JimDandy Apr 2015 #23

I was already retired... Thespian2 Apr 2015 #26

That's about right..and... prairierose Apr 2015 #29

yes. It was in the 1990s. It was just to gain experience. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #30

I do. Due to my union, I make just under $30k a year for teaching 2 courses each semester. Starry Messenger Apr 2015 #32

I currently earn $4500/course as an adjunct Bad Thoughts Apr 2015 #33

I double-checked my math -- rogerashton Apr 2015 #31

Related: Connecticut man earns more money working at a grocery store than as a college professor PoliticAverse May 2015 #34