{"id":59365,"date":"2021-09-16T03:56:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T07:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=59365"},"modified":"2021-09-16T03:56:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T07:56:28","slug":"should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-academics-facing-this-dilemma-should-ask-themselves-3-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-academics-facing-this-dilemma-should-ask-themselves-3-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I stay or should I go? Academics facing this dilemma should ask themselves 3 questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This year my partner and my brother both left academia. They are part of a nation-wide changing of the guard at most universities in Australia and many overseas.<\/p>\n

Over\u00a017,000 Australian university jobs<\/a>\u00a0disappeared in 2020, Universities Australia estimated. It predicted more to come. By May this year an estimated\u00a0one in five positions<\/a>\u00a0in higher education had been lost, according to\u00a0an Australia Institute analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Universities have\u00a0lost billions in revenue<\/a>\u00a0during the COVID-19 pandemic. They saw no alternative to reducing the\u00a0biggest expense<\/a>\u00a0on their books: staff salaries.
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So Minister Alan Tudge says he is \u201csurprised\u201d that more than 17,000 families lost a job from higher ed lst year. <\/p>\n

Now that he is aware, what\u2019s the plan to #SaveHigherEd<\/a>? @naamanzhou<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Hf4rS5pdVL<\/a><\/p>\n

— NTEU ~ Secure jobs, now! (@NTEUNational) February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n