Professor’s pay slip highlights teachers’ dilemma – Guo Qiang

From China Daily:

People may think that professors, especially those at famous universities, are wealthy, but they say they are rather poor.

Assistant professor at prestigious Peking University A Yi made it clear his monthly salary of 4,768 yuan (US$601) was not enough on his online web log and claimed there would be no way for him to make a living if he stopped ‘zou xue’ – a Chinese term meaning moonlighting.

A’s move has raised concern over whether it is acceptable for teachers who are supposed to be focusing on students and teaching to do part time jobs. [Full Text]

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