From $500K a year to a mere $13.5 teaching Shakespeare ...
So when Buslik turned 50, in 1997, he sold his business (for several million bucks) in order to pursue that passion. With a recommendation from a pal who was an assistant dean, he got into the English Ph.D. program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In return for his work as a TA, the school waived his tuition.
Hey, that means he's in the top quartile of part-time faculty salaries! Ain't academia grand...
Posted by: Skip | May 05, 2010 at 03:48 PM
did no one else notice it took him 10 years to complete the degree? That is also par for the course...
Posted by: Lisa | May 28, 2010 at 11:07 AM