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Ocelot II

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4. Maybe colleges and universities could stop spending so much money

Reply to Callie1979 (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 29, 2024, 02:45 PM

Dec 2024

on sports. Football coaches are often by far the highest-paid members of a university's faculty. That's money that could go for scholarships or to pay real teachers. In the meantime, untenured adjunct faculty, hired as independent contractors or part-time employees with no benefits and at effectively the minimum wage, do a lot of the actual teaching.

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Somebody explain to me why forgiving some student loans on the ground of hardship Ocelot II Dec 2024 #1

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There needs to be a law preventing student loans from being predatory. Callie1979 Dec 2024 #3

Maybe colleges and universities could stop spending so much money Ocelot II Dec 2024 #4

Depending on the school, some bring in millions more than they cost. Callie1979 Dec 2024 #5

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