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ERIC Number: EJ577715
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Embittered by a Bleak Job Market, Graduate Students Take on the MLA.
Leatherman, Courtney; Wilson, Robin
Chronicle of Higher Education, v45 n17 pA10-A11 Dec 18 1998
The Modern Language Association's large Graduate Student Caucus is pressing the association to lead a campaign against use of part-time faculty. The Ph.D. candidates are fearful that after years of training, they will be unable to find tenure-track positions, and feel the association has placed too much emphasis on seeking jobs outside higher education. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Patterns, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Labor Market, Part Time Faculty, Personnel Policy, Professional Associations, Teacher Supply and Demand
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Modern Language Association