http://cafehayek.com/2009/08/perhaps-i-should-instead-thank-this-guy.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://cafehayek.com/2009/08/perhaps-i-should-instead-thank-this-guy.html/comment-page-1#comment-179217 Anonymous Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:52:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6097#comment-179217 I graduated earlier this year with a masters degree in finance. Most of my profs were adjunct. They brought current knowledge from the field that I could not have gotten from full time profs. I would hate to see anything that would reduce their numbers. I graduated earlier this year with a masters degree in finance. Most of my profs were adjunct. They brought current knowledge from the field that I could not have gotten from full time profs. I would hate to see anything that would reduce their numbers.

]]> http://cafehayek.com/2009/08/perhaps-i-should-instead-thank-this-guy.html/comment-page-1#comment-179199 Anonymous Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:54:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6097#comment-179199 Or to allow them to work where ever...why does not that policy occur to you first? Or to allow them to work where ever…why does not that policy occur to you first?

]]> http://cafehayek.com/2009/08/perhaps-i-should-instead-thank-this-guy.html/comment-page-1#comment-179185 Rob Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:47:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6097#comment-179185 Most of the graduate students working as adjuncts (especially in economics departments) are on student visas and not allowed to work outside of campus. This makes for what most of the economic textbooks would call a monopsony ... and a pretty good reason to form some sort of union. Most of the graduate students working as adjuncts (especially in economics departments) are on student visas and not allowed to work outside of campus. This makes for what most of the economic textbooks would call a monopsony … and a pretty good reason to form some sort of union.

]]> http://cafehayek.com/2009/08/perhaps-i-should-instead-thank-this-guy.html/comment-page-1#comment-179184 RL Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:07:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6097#comment-179184 You don't mention whether or not Professor Nelson is an economist...though I expect either way what you told him was not a surprise. You don’t mention whether or not Professor Nelson is an economist…though I expect either way what you told him was not a surprise.

]]> http://cafehayek.com/2009/08/perhaps-i-should-instead-thank-this-guy.html/comment-page-1#comment-179157 Michael Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:39:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=6097#comment-179157 A chapter of AAUP has recently started at my institution. They don't sale themselves as a union, but it is hard to distinguish this organization as anything but. The unfortunate part of this having this organization now associated with my institution is the the type of influence that they want to impose. For example, the issue raise here in this post regarding hiring practices is an example of this kind of influence. This is particularly troubling for my institution because it is a private college that is self-governed. Thus, polies and procedures are established by a faculty vote. Now, a group of my colleagues has joined this group that appears to have its own agenda. As a young, untenured faculty member, I am not sure the limits this organization has. Either way, it is particularly troubling to have an outside organization impose its agenda. As you point out in your letter (and many of your posts), these types of interventions have unintended consequences. A chapter of AAUP has recently started at my institution. They don’t sale themselves as a union, but it is hard to distinguish this organization as anything but. The unfortunate part of this having this organization now associated with my institution is the the type of influence that they want to impose. For example, the issue raise here in this post regarding hiring practices is an example of this kind of influence. This is particularly troubling for my institution because it is a private college that is self-governed. Thus, polies and procedures are established by a faculty vote. Now, a group of my colleagues has joined this group that appears to have its own agenda. As a young, untenured faculty member, I am not sure the limits this organization has. Either way, it is particularly troubling to have an outside organization impose its agenda. As you point out in your letter (and many of your posts), these types of interventions have unintended consequences.

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