There is a great deal of talk today on college and university campuses about “social justice” and “equity.” It is time these concepts are expanded to include the growing academic underclass that does much of the heavy lifting when it comes to teaching undergraduates. While the University of Michigan spent $10.6 million on eighty “diversity officers” in 2018 (an average of $132,500 each), according to the American Federation of Teachers, a third of non-tenured faculty members made less than $25,000 in 2019 and another third made less than $50,000.
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There is a great deal of talk today on college and university campuses about “social justice” and “equity.” It is time these concepts are expanded to include the growing academic underclass that does much of the heavy lifting when it comes to teaching undergraduates. While the University of Michigan spent $10.6 million on eighty “diversity officers” in 2018 (an average of $132,500 each), according to the American Federation of Teachers, a third of non-tenured faculty members made less than $25,000 in 2019 and another third made less than $50,000.