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No. An instructor is not an Art Star. An (none / 0) (#111)
by derridog on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 07:50:02 PM EST
instructor is generally an adjunct or part timer but could be a one year appointment.  In research universities, "famous"  people working in a particular field professionally are often brought in to teach under conditions that would make an adjunct think he or she died and went to heaven. It would also have that effect on the average professor, who usually does fourteen times the work for a fraction of the money.   I used to teach at a major research university and we brought in several "art stars."  Sometimes they'd just come for a semester and sometimes a year. We had an illustrator for several years who was quite well known and he flew in a couple of days a week from NYC and taught his classes and went home. Never lifted a finger otherwise and made a huge salary.

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I was originally called in for (none / 0) (#122)
by nycstray on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 10:56:19 PM EST
just a one semester deal (after a couple guest lectures). Ended up staying on growing to 4-5 classes and interns in my commercial studio. I never really thought much about my position, it was more about the teaching for me, and the fact I could take free  sculpture classes! :)

I seem to remember having one of those teachers that flew in when I was a student (oh, so long ago!) Now I have to go google him, lol!~

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Univ. of Chicago Clarifies Obama's Professor Status | 97 comments (97 topical)

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