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Letter: ​Adjunct professors deserve higher pay

TO THE EDITOR:

A review of my transcript revealed that 75 percent of my classes were taught by graduate students and non-tenured faculty. I was ignorant of how little they earned for providing such high-quality instruction.

As a student, I would have gladly paid an extra fee to boost their compensation. As a state employee, I would gladly pay more taxes for a similar designation.

Paul Atherton

Class of 2014

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