An anonymous “academic mercenary” wrote an essay for The Chronicle of Higher Education recently, explaining how he wrote 5,000 pages of academic writing for cheating college students this year. Tomorrow the Chronicle will host a live chat with the anonymous writer.
According to his shocking article, he has written 12 graduate theses. He has been hired for projects in a range of subjects, from history to anthropology to literature. He earned $2,000 for a recent business school essay. What do you think?
Here’s more from the article: “I live well on the desperation, misery, and incompetence that your educational system has created. Granted, as a writer, I could earn more; certainly there are ways to earn less. But I never struggle to find work. And as my peers trudge through thankless office jobs that seem more intolerable with every passing month of our sustained recession, I am on pace for my best year yet. I will make roughly $66,000 this year.” (Via The Awl)