Colorado Technical University

Do recessions make it easier for college professors to find jobs?

Recessions generally lead to increases in students enrolled in school, right? http://www.minnpost.com/bradallen/2010/03/03/16389/mnscu_enrollment_continues_to_grow_as_technical_schools_become_magnet_in_recession Increased enrollment = More teachers get hired So even though it's more difficult to find jobs in most occupations............ does it actually become easier for those to are in the field of postsecondary education?

Public Comments

1. No, not really, It depends on your area of expertise.
2. If you want to become a college professor, you better work on your grammar Lois. "those to are in the field of" "to are?" to are? are you serious Lois?
3. You would think that would be the case. But in the current economy many people can't afford to go to school. The protests this week were all about tuition increases, that will make it even harder. So my answer would be no.
4. Probably not. Universities generally don't expand their enrollment too often. They have a certain number of spots and know that they'll have enough students to fill them each year. That's why so many who apply to be students aren't admitted... they want to keep consistent enrollment numbers.
5. Just another problem, you know if a professor is turned down for tenure he is fired and no other school will take him.
6. Yes it does and right now college enrollment is at an all time high. Even higher than the Vietnam war era. State colleges require so many electives on a broad range of subjects all benefit no matter what the PHD.
7. Yes but mostly in the Sciences ad not in Social Sciences and Languages, Most positions that will open up would be temp non tenure track graduate student type part time lectureships