[madmax96]

There is a funny notion that professors work for students. They don't. They hardly even work for the university. It is more correct to say that they are affiliated with the university.

At top universities, professors bring in grant money or else they lose their job. The university takes a portion of the grant before any of the money is spent. Then, the professor pays the university from the remaining money for their graduate student's tuition and stipend, to use university technology, and rent for research space. Next, the university only pays professors for 9 months out of the year. So, another chunk of grant money finances the professor's salary for the remaining 3 months.

Top universities scrape billions off research grants annually. These grants are won by faculty members. They dwarf salaries. Faculty members bring in more cash to the university than their salaries are worth.

In reality, professors finance the university. Students are mistaken if they think they are their professor's employer.

[rahimnathwani]

This guy was an adjunct.