>I would like to add that I don't think that this is a sin only
>of museums.  The university system is increasingly relying on
>underpaid (and in some cases *unpaid*) teaching assistants to take
>up the teaching load which formerly was the responsibility of
>the tenured/tenure track faculty.  And what does the university
>say to it's exploited underlings?  "You should be grateful for
>the experience!  It's part of your professional development!"
>All the while carefully omitting mention of the fact that the ultimate
>beneficiary of this "professional development" is the university,
>which saves a bundle on salaries and benefits.

As a University professor, I feel I have to reply to this. Our graduate
assistant, or TAs, receive full tuition reimbursement plus a stipend, in
exchange for which they work 20 hours a week for a 10 week term. This works
out to about $30 an hour-not bad for an "unpaid" position, and a definite
savings for other students, whose tuition would undoubtedly have to
increase if we additional faculty (read "salary and benefits").


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