Yep: Even really good non-emeritus professors get shafted. Best professor I ever had was in grad school and he basically got screwed out of a job. He’s now working in the private sector making waaaay more money. He was a legitimate genius and that university lost a lot when he left. I feel like we as a society are becoming increasingly short-sighted, or maybe we always were and I’m just now starting to realize it.
What? The reason is that academia does not rewards competency and innovative research. It rewards ability to gather funds, and to streamline paper production. Professors nowadays are often “technically” average, but extremely good startup ceos
All best old-school emeritus professors I met in my life were absolutely certain they wouldn’t have had a career in modern academia.
This story doesn’t surprise anyone unfortunately
Yep: Even really good non-emeritus professors get shafted. Best professor I ever had was in grad school and he basically got screwed out of a job. He’s now working in the private sector making waaaay more money. He was a legitimate genius and that university lost a lot when he left. I feel like we as a society are becoming increasingly short-sighted, or maybe we always were and I’m just now starting to realize it.
We, as society, have become dumb and mean… It’s a pity
It’s reverting to “nasty, brutish, and short”.
Still, weird how the guy got funding and a chair while she got no funding, a demotion and forced early retirement. Funny* how that happens.
*not funny at all
Why?
Peter Higgs: I wouldn’t be productive enough for today’s academic system
If you read the article you find out. Unfortunately this kind of stories are the norm of modern academia
Could have been different reasons.
What? The reason is that academia does not rewards competency and innovative research. It rewards ability to gather funds, and to streamline paper production. Professors nowadays are often “technically” average, but extremely good startup ceos