[wmeredith]

Is the University not allowed to terminate contracts of staff "in a bad place financially"? That makes no sense. The college clearly reached out and tried to help her. The pay their adjuncts better than most and why would a part time professor teaching a class or two per semester have benefits? She was also 83 and died of cancer. This was not a 30 year old professor working full time, who couldn't afford treatment for a cold and died. It's a sad story, but the outrage seemed misplaced.