Many articles regarding the mistreatment of part-time academics have been making their way onto hacker news, and I feel that this isn&#x27;t really going to change any time soon.<p>More and more, universities are there to create a &quot;brand image&quot;, not provide decent education. This is why there is such an emphasis on administrators, because decent academics just want to learn more and teach, not try to sell you on a whole host of rubbish.<p>This is why things won&#x27;t improve. If you have institutions that aim to provide more luxury to their students, so that they have &quot;great college memories&quot;, then how do you expect colleges to pay more for better teachers.