Lecturer (Full Time) - Pitiful Pay and Disrespectful Administration
Pros
Penn State students are smart and friendly - a real pleasure to teach.
Cons
Lowest pay of all state universities for lecturer of composition/rhetoric - in most cases by far. Large class size (24 per class for freshman writing) with a 3:4 load. Exceptionally heavy grading load (96 students per semester, required to grade multiple papers, projects, and constant other homework weekly), huge pressure by department not to give any student over a "C," and of course resentment from students about imposed standards. Those running the program are condescending and hostile. The morale among the large lecturer faculty (full and part time) is stunningly poor. Can't think of a worse Writing Program (have experience with several) than this one to work in.
