[CaptSpify]

Then schools should hire squadron's of TA's. We pay them enough that they can afford to, but they simply choose not to.

[currymj]

the reason the pay is so low is that it’s part of a PhD, usually, so the TAs tolerate it. i don’t think you could hire someone to just be a TA full time at those wages.

you can’t admit more PhD students, necessarily, because to graduate they need to do research under an advisor, and access to grants/projects won’t necessarily grow along with required teaching staff.

[wdewind]

To build on my snarkniess: it's almost as if the incentives behind research and education aren't nearly as aligned as we think.