Professor’s a little too diverse
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trvee Zahavv savs he
inner missed an office hour in 1 ~ \o.irs ns a uni
versity professor.
If that sounds impressive, consider this for the
last three months of that span, Zahavv held two
full-time jobs — at the University of Minnesota
and the University of North Otrolinn-Oiarlotie
with annual salaries totaling more than SHt»,0(K)
That revelation proved to be a bit too much for
the two universities; in January, they asked the
scholar in Jewish studies to resign Ins posts.
But his case raises some interesting Questions.
Mow could a professor have time to hold down
(wo lull-turn! |ohs n( universities
more than 1,100 miles a part?
And who, if anyone, keeps
track of how professors are
spending their working time?
"It's « r»#rfect “y.sjnpls of
unprofessional behavior that
results because you’re not in the
classroom," said Robert V. losue,
former president of York College
of Pennsylvania. "Many faculty
are taking advantage of the sys
tem and benefiting from very
privileged conditions where
absolutely no one is accounting
for their teaching."
Mum professors chafe at such
< omments. insisting they ve become scapegoats as
colleges and universities face budget crises
brought on in part by government belt-tightening.
And they scoff at the idea that professors should
punch a dock, either figuratively or literally.
"A university is not a factory. The two things are
not comparable." said Edward Griffin, an English
professor at the University of Minnesota. "Facul
ty members by and large are very responsible peo
ple who take their jobs very seriously. Many of us
resent the implication that we aren't."
That may Ik* true, say losue and others, but it's
nearly impossible to verify.
Gist year, at least 22 states took the extreme step
of slashing higher education appropriations in the
middle of the school year, according to Bob
Sweeney, a policy analyst with the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities. Thu
money crunch has produced ovorcrowded class
rooms. double-digit tuition increases and reduced
library hours and other services.
Meanwhile, studies suggest that professors are
They count the
time they spend
driving to and from
the office while
thinking as work.'
Robert V. losue,
former president of York
College
spending much less time in the classroom than
they once did
A congressional Investigation of about 100 msti
tutions revealed Iasi year that the teaching load of
professors dropped from the traditional IS hours
|M-r semester to as little as si\ hours to allow more
time for research
But more than half of professors devoted hover
than five hours a week to research, and some said
they do none at all. the House Select Committee on
Children. Youth and Families found
Several states, including Minnesota, Arizona,
Mississippi and Virginia, have investigated
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their money's worth from college
professors.
A report released in January
found that University of Min
nesota professors average about
9.9 hours a week, in the class
room. The professors said other
duties, such as research and ser
vii e. JkiosI their total to about 57
hours
For most of the university's
more than 3,(MM) professors, there
are no formal rules on how mm h
work they must do. the report
said Instead, the university
assumes that administrators and
t(*<it ht>rs understanu wnat tney re ooing paiu iu uo
— and that they do d.
Statu Sun lajrov Stumpf, who headed the com
mittee that commissioned the study, said profes
sors' workloads are a legitimate < one urn
"But you have to realize that the university is a
very large institution with thousands of faculty."
he said. "Accountability gets to he an extremely
complicated problem."
"They'll mislead you and tell you they're very
busy," losue said "You'll find that the thinking
they do at home, they count as work They count
the time they spend timing tu and from the office
while thinking as work
For his part. Zahavy filed a lawsuit March 1 to
rescind his resignation from the University of Min
nesota. claiming the university reneged on sever
al conditions that were part of an agreement under
which ho offered to resign. And students in his
classes at the university have petitioned that ho he
spared.
Georgia flag
to remain
unchanged
Ml AN! \ tAIM (ioy
Zell Miller ga\ •' up In'
light Tuesday li> remove
tin- Confederate battle
emblem from l.eorgm •.
blaming extremists on
both sub's for lb® be k of
support in I bn Legislature
"l have given ibis issue
my tins! and strongest
effort," bn s.ud m a Inner to
the House rules committee
chairman. I still strongly
believe that i banging the
flag is the right thing to do
"However, extremists
from both sides tune i tun
pii< aled this issue beyond
any immediate solution
l'lie governor didn't s.iv
whether he will ask the
Legislature to i onsuler lm
proposal next year, hut he
told the committee s chair
man. Bill Lee, not to bring
tile lull up for a vote now
"I realize the votes are
simplv not there to pass
mv hill In fat t. it is not
even dose," Miller wrote
in the letter, distributed to
reporters after the Legisla
ture ad|onrned Tuesday
Miller said the battle
emblem should tie
removed because it was
offensive to blacks
The governor said fie
could not support an alter
native proposal, to put the
issue to the voters
"A referendum may fie
unconstitutional, yvonhl
cost more thun a million
dollars and could prove
more div isive than a vote in
the legislature. 1 be said
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