>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"). Ivy Fleck Strickler Phone 215-895-1637 Drexel University Fax 215-895-4917 Nesbitt College of Design Arts [log in to unmask] Philadelphia, PA 19104 "Never forget that life is like a Fellini movie, and you're getting to see it for free=8A"