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Tragedy of Job Insecurity
- An 83-year-old adjunct professor, Margaret Mary Vojtko, died of a heart attack after being abruptly fired.
- This highlights the extreme job insecurity and exploitation faced by adjuncts in academia.
The PhD Pyramid Scheme
- The pursuit of a PhD is often driven by a desire for job security and the prestige of being called "doctor".
- Ironically, academia has a surplus of PhDs and a scarcity of tenure-track positions, creating a pyramid scheme-like structure.
Graduate Early
- Try to graduate college in three years instead of four.
- Use the extra year for self-discovery and independent thinking outside the academic bubble.