Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics
Many professors in the US south, particularly in Florida, South Carolina and Texas, are considering leaving their state because of the impact the political climate is having on education, according to a new survey by the American Association of Professors.
The survey received responses from approximately 4,000 faculty members across the south and included other states, such as Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky, in its findings. About 25% of the professors in Texas who responded said they have applied for teaching roles in other states in the last two years, with another 25% saying they intend to start a search.
Last year, salary was the top reason as to why educators across the south were seeking employment elsewhere. In this year’s findings, however, “broad political climate” was the top motivator.
The only reason most stay is for family.
Also, I don’t want to “give over” my beautiful state’s natural resources to the fascists without a fight. (But, yes, primarily it’s familial duty that keeps me here.)
They might be in the majority, but sometimes democracy is about changing minds first and winning votes later.
I also just don’t want to give up. Fuck that shit. I like it where I am from and am willing to help make it a better place even if it means I have to do it at any means or cost. I just hope it doesn’t come down to Civil War but I think that’s the path the right wants to go down…
ummm note that wars today are memetic more than kinetic
I am absolutely right now engaged in memetic warfare. I give material support to groups like AAAS , FFRF , etc
No offense but wtf does memetic mean?
An attempt at clever phrasing to indicate that troll farms and misinformation are where the fighting is happening vs actual open hostilities where we trade bombs.
Yes, this. I certainly didn’t come up with the phrase, though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetic_warfare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth-generation_warfare https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2013&context=jss
Listen. This is important. We are in WWIII
I hope democracy and rule-of-law overcome religious autocracy. It’s touch-and-go.