Philodemus1984

Philodemus1984 t1_jakg947 wrote

Reply to Temple faculty union to discuss taking no confidence vote in President Wingard and two top administrators by Uberguuy

Wingard is not merely ineffective as a leader. He has ideas about education that are scary and they would be disastrous if fully realized. The following piece is perhaps overwritten, but essentially correct in its evaluation of Wingard’s philosophy: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/jason-wingards-edtech-griftopia/

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Philodemus1984 t1_j9m3xmn wrote

Reply to comment by ConcreteThinking in Striking Temple University graduate students overwhelming vote down proposed contract by diatriose

Despite what OP is telling you, it’s standard for tuition to be waived for accepted PhD students in PhD programs in the US, whether elite or otherwise. There’s exceptions but if the program isn’t waiving your tuition, that’s rare and a huge red flag. Professional schools like law school and medical are a different story.

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Philodemus1984 t1_j9ksli4 wrote

Reply to Striking Temple University graduate students overwhelming vote down proposed contract by diatriose

One point that doesn’t get emphasized enough in this discussion is that Temple grad workers often teach two classes per semester. At least in the CLA. That twice as much as the normal teaching load for a grad student. I was actually shocked when I started working at Temple to discover they taught so much and for shit pay. I got laid the same when I was a grad student (sometimes less) but I was only expected to teach or TA for one class per semester.

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Philodemus1984 t1_j9knag4 wrote

Reply to comment by 99centstalepretzel in Striking Temple University graduate students overwhelming vote down proposed contract by diatriose

You’re absolutely correct that it’s easier to go to grad school if you come from wealth (of course it’s easier to do most things if you come from wealth). But there are a good number of grad students who earn their PhDs that come from working class or sometimes even impoverished circumstances. I know several here at temple. I myself am an academic who comes from more of a working class background. So not every successful grad student you meet was born with a silver spoon in their mouth. However, being upper class is obviously a huge advantage.

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Philodemus1984 t1_j96c5zk wrote

Reply to comment by SnapCrackleMom in Man arrested in Bucks County in connection with killing of Temple University police officer by MacKelvey

On a somewhat related note, my understanding is that a good number of addicts/mentally ill/unhoused people/etc are originally from the burbs and often their issues began while still living in the burbs (for example they first became addicted while living in the burbs). If so, then suburbanites are often exporting their problems (drug addiction/mental illness/etc) to our city. And then many of these suburbanites point their fingers at us and say that our city is a shithole for having to actually deal with these problems rather than export them elsewhere.

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Philodemus1984 t1_j1dspe9 wrote

Reply to Police: Body found in freezer of South Philadelphia rowhome by NonIdentifiableUser

“According to police, the body, later identified as a man, was discovered in a freezer in the basement around 6:28 a.m. Friday. Medics pronounced the man dead at 6:50 p.m., officials say.” Is that a typo or does it sometimes happen that 12 hours passes before someone is pronounced dead after being found in a freezer with a bag over his head?

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