Opinion

Check out this sharply-written guest opinion for some serious insight on the restructuring process.

http://www.azstarnet.com/opinion/265097.php

Our favorite part about the article is that the author takes a wide view of the university as a whole and reasons why certain proposals would not work. Also, he includes graduate students in his analysis:

"Another feature of this plan is that graduate assistants will take on more teaching responsibilities. More teaching will slow the progress through their programs and will likely lower the quality of their research. It will also hinder recruitment of the best graduate students because those students will go to programs where they can teach less and focus more on their professional programs."

*If you get a chance, forward the article to your colleagues. Or, better yet, sign up for free so you can leave comments after the article. Even better, write your own opinion piece or letter to the editor and explain exactly how graduate students decide which school to attend and how the increased teaching load will change our ability to do quality research.